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Habitus, dorsal view: !! display not done !! on Thionia obrienae Wilson, 1987: (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view: !! display not done !! on Thionia obrienae Wilson, 1987: (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view: !! display not done !! on Thionia obrienae Wilson, 1987: (Observation).
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Head: !! display not done !! on Thionia obrienae Wilson, 1987: (Observation).
Terminalia, in situ: !! display not done !! on Thionia obrienae Wilson, 1987: (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (4)

  • Thionia elliptica Doering, 1938a: 459.
  • Thionia obrienae Wilson, 1987 in Wheeler & Wilson, 1987a: 449.
  • Thionia elliptica Doering, 1938 (secondary homonym of Issus ellipticus Germar, 1830) in Wheeler & Wilson, 1987a: 449.
  • Thionia elliptica Doering, 1938 (replaced by Thionia obrienae Wilson, 1987) in Wheeler & Wilson, 1987a: 449.
Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

in honor of Lois B. O'Brien (born 1927), an entomologist specializing in Fulgoromorpha, The University of Arizona (USA, Arizona, Tucson)

Nomenclature references (3)

  • Doering, K.C. (1938a) A contribution to the taxonomy of the subfamily Issinae in America north of Mexico (Fulgoridae, Homoptera). Part I. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin, 24(17), 421–467. [1936]
  • Germar, E.F. (1830a) Species Cicadarium enumeratae et sub genera distributae. Entomologisches Archiv (T. Thon), 2(2), 37–57. [separate paged 1-8]
  • Wheeler, A.G., Jr. & Wilson, S.W. (1987a) Life history of Thionia elliptica (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea) with description of a new Thionia species from Texas. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 95(3), 440–451.

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
Taxon Valid names
Rank Extant Fossil Invalid Total
species1012