Abstracts
Osbornellus candaceae nom. nov., is proposed for Osbornellus capitatus DeLong & Martinson, 1976, pre-occupied by DeLong & Knull, 1941.
Deltocephalinae; new name; Scaphoideini
Osbornellus candaceae nom. nov., é proposto para Osbornellus capitatus DeLong & Martinson, 1976, pré-ocupado por DeLong & Knull, 1941.
Deltocephalinae; novo nome; Scaphoideini
SCIENTIFIC COMUNICATION
Homonymy within Osbornellus Ball (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae)1 1 Contribution number 1579 of the Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná.
Homonímia em Osbornellus Ball (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae)
Keti Maria Rocha Zanol
Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná. Caixa Postal 19020, 81531-980 Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil. E-mail: kzanol@ufpr.br
ABSTRACT
Osbornellus candaceaenom. nov., is proposed for Osbornellus capitatus DeLong & Martinson, 1976, pre-occupied by DeLong & Knull, 1941.
Key words: Deltocephalinae, new name, Scaphoideini.
RESUMO
Osbornellus candaceaenom. nov., é proposto para Osbornellus capitatus DeLong & Martinson, 1976, pré-ocupado por DeLong & Knull, 1941.
Palavras chave: Deltocephalinae, novo nome, Scaphoideini.
Osbornellus candaceae nom. nov.
Osbornellus capitatus DeLong & Martinson, 1976: 587, non DeLong & Knull, 1941: 177.
DeLong & Knull (1941) described Osbornellus capitatus from material collected in Adalanto, California, USA. DeLong & Martinson (1976) described another new species from Cocula, Guerrero, Mexico, and naming it Osbornellus capitatus, which became, therefore, a primary homonym. Its new replacement name, Osbornellus candaceae nom. nov., is given in honor to Candace Martinson.
Received in 14.VII.2005; accepted in 10.XI.2005.
- DELONG, D.M. & D.J. KNULL. 1941. Two new species of Osbornellus from the southwestern United States. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, Lanham, 34 (1): 177-178.
- DELONG, D.M. & C. MARTINSON. 1976. New species of Mexican Osbornellus (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, Lawrence, 49 (4): 583-588.
Publication Dates
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Publication in this collection
09 Mar 2006 -
Date of issue
Dec 2005
History
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Accepted
10 Nov 2005 -
Received
14 July 2005