Abstract
Proranus intractus (Walker, 1858) (Cicadellidae), combination proposed by Stål (1862), originally described in Ceresa Amyot & Serville, 1843 (Membracidae), is here reinstated.
Hemiptera; Auchenorryncha; Cicadellidae; Membracidae
SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION
Nomenclatural and taxonomic notes on Proranus intractus (Walker), comb. rev. (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Cicadellidae)
Gabriel Simões de Andrade
Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná. Rua Universitária 2069, Caixa Postal 711, 85814-110 Cascavel, Paraná, Brasil
ABSTRACT
Proranus intractus (Walker, 1858) (Cicadellidae), combination proposed by Stål (1862), originally described in Ceresa Amyot & Serville, 1843 (Membracidae), is here reinstated.
Key words: Hemiptera, Auchenorryncha, Cicadellidae, Membracidae.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. I am indebted to Dr. P.S. Broomfield (The Natural History Museum, London), for the informations on this species.
Recebido em 31.X.1997; aceito em 01.III.1999.
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- METCALF, Z.P. & V. WADE. 1965. General catalogue of the Homoptera. A supplement to Fascicle I - Membracidae of the General catalogue of Hemiptera. Membracoidea. In two sections. Raleigh, North Carolina State University, 1552p.
- STÅL, C. 1862. Synonymiska och systematiska anteckningar öfver Hemiptera. Öfvers. K. VetenskAkad. Förh. 19: 479-504.
- WALKER, F. 1858. List of the specimens of homopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Addenda. London, p. 308-369.
Publication Dates
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Publication in this collection
10 July 2009 -
Date of issue
Mar 1999
History
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Received
31 Oct 1997 -
Accepted
01 Mar 1999
