01062nas a2200133   4500008004100000245013300041210006900174300001000243490000700253520059600260653001200856100001900868856004100887       1984                        eng d00aThe Membracidae and Other Homoptera Described by Asa Fitch, 1851, and Ebenezer Emmons, 1855: Historical Perspective and Analysis0 aMembracidae and Other Homoptera Described by Asa Fitch 1851 and   a27-340 v923 a<div>
<div>The historical background to Fitch's and Emmons' publications on Homoptera is discussed. Correct publication dates and authorships of new taxa described in Fitch's Homoptera catalogue and Emmons' report on injurious insects are established using information derived from recently discovered Fitch manuscript notes and correspondence and from obscure government documents. Collecting data and specimen numbers are provided for types of new species of Membracidae described in Emmons' report. Types of Homoptera described in Fitch's catalogue are discussed briefly.</div>
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10abiology1 aBarnes, J., K.  uhttp://www.jstor.org/stable/25009404