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species

Tropidothorax leucopterus (Goeze, 1778)

CollectionObject 1593436; 3069571f-71fd-4285-9c2d-465d8958d0e8: Lygaeus simla. Syntype. (BMNH) - (CC BY-NC 4.0) Photo by Stuart Cole, reproduced with permission from the Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1593436; 3069571f-71fd-4285-9c2d-465d8958d0e8: Lygaeus simla. Syntype. (BMNH) - (CC BY-NC 4.0) Photo by Stuart Cole, reproduced with permission from the Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (5)

  • Cimex leucopterus Goeze, 1778: 264.

    Syntype; unknown; 3069571f-71fd-4285-9c2d-465d8958d0e8; India

  • Tropidothorax leucopterus (Goeze, 1778) in Gamberale & Tullberg, 1996
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  • Tropidothorax leucopterus (Goeze, 1778) in Péricart, 1999: 88-90.
  • Tropidothorax leucopterus (Goeze, 1778) in Péricart, 2001: 56.

Nomenclature references (6)

  • Distant, W.L. (1909) Rhynchotal notes. XLVII. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., 8(3), 317–345.
  • Gamberale, G. & Tullberg, B.S. (1996) Evidence for a peak-shift in predator generalization among aposematic prey. 263(1375), 1329–1334.
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  • Gamberale, G. & Tullberg, B.S. (1998) Aposematism and gregariousness: the combined effect of group size and coloration on signal repellence. 265(1399), 889–894.
  • Goeze, J.A.E. (1778) Entomologische Beytrage zu des Ritter Linne zwolften ausgabe des Natursystems. II. Entomologische Beytrage zu des Ritter Linne zwolften ausgabe des Natursystems. II. Leipzig: Weidmanns Erben und Reich pp.i-lxxii, i-lxxii, 1–352.
  • Péricart, J. (1999) Hémiptères Lygaeidae euro-méditerranéens. Vol 1. Généralités. Systématique: Premiere partie. In Faune de France, France et régions limitrophes. 84A, Fédération française des Sociétés des Sciences Naturelles, Paris. 468 pp.
  • Péricart, J. (2001) Family Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 - Seed-bugs. Vol. 4, pp. 35–220.

Descendants and synonyms

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
Taxon Valid names
Rank Extant Fossil Invalid Total
species1012
subspecies402327