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species

Metanigrus yami Tsaur, Yang & Wilson, 1986

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (1)

  • Metanigrus yami Tsaur, Yang & Wilson, 1986a: 109.

    Holotype; male; 8d338e28-0353-4081-bbe9-dfd81c07e4cf; deposited at: National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan (NCHU); Taiwan: Lanshu, or Orchid Island, Taitung Hsien, 29-IX-1985, coll. by Tsaur, S.-C.

Nomenclature references (1)

  • Tsaur, S.-C., Yang, C.-T. & Wilson, M.R. (1986a) Meenoplidae of Taiwan (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea). Taiwan Museum Special Publication Series, 6, 81–117.
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

after Yami, or Tao people, an Austronesian ethnic group native to the tiny outlying Orchid Island of Taiwan (locus classicus)

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
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