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World Auchenorrhyncha Database (WAD)
Species

Colpoptera minuta Caldwell, 1951

Habitus, dorsal view on Colpoptera minuta Caldwell, 1951: (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Colpoptera minuta Caldwell, 1951: (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view on Colpoptera minuta Caldwell, 1951: (Observation).
Head on Colpoptera minuta Caldwell, 1951: (Observation).
Other on Colpoptera minuta Caldwell, 1951: (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (1)

  • Colpoptera minuta Caldwell, 1951 in Caldwell & Martorell, 1951a: 256.

    Holotype; male; 303b9863-f787-4003-bffc-3b6b86c5c1e2; deposited at: National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution (USNM); Puerto Rico: El Yunque Mts., Dec. 12, 1947, altitude 2500-3000 ft., from bushes, Caldwell and Martorell

Nomenclature references (1)

  • Caldwell, J.S. & Martorell, L.F. (1951a) Review of the auchenorynchous Homoptera of Puerto Rico. Part II. The Fulgoroidea except Kinnaridae. The Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico, 34(2), 133–269. [1950]
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Latin: small, insignificant

Stats

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