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World Auchenorrhyncha Database (WAD)
Species

Colpoptera galatea Fennah, 1965

Habitus, dorsal view on Colpoptera galatea Fennah, 1965: (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Colpoptera galatea Fennah, 1965: (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view on Colpoptera galatea Fennah, 1965: (Observation).
Head on Colpoptera galatea Fennah, 1965: (Observation).
Other on Colpoptera galatea Fennah, 1965: (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (1)

  • Colpoptera galatea Fennah, 1965a: 103.

    Holotype; male; 2cd64a24-5734-4eb3-b1a9-0cc812861da3; deposited at: American Museum of Natural History (AMNH); Barbados: St. John, 25-30.vii.1962, J. Maldonado C.

Nomenclature references (1)

  • Fennah, R.G. (1965a) New species of Fulgoroidea (Homoptera) from the West Indies. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London, 117(4), 95–126.
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

after Galatea, in Greek mythology, one Nereid "the milky white" sea-foam

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1001