Spissistilus spinosus

Marino, Ana M., Lenicov, De Remes, Mariani, Roxana, Scelsio, Natalia & Gutierrez, Alejandra, 2010, Membracidae types (Hemiptera-Membracoidea) housed at the Museo de La Plata entomological collection (Argentina), Zootaxa 2566, pp. 21-38 : 36

spinosus , Spissistilus Remes Lenicov

1973. Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina, 34 (1–2), 51–53.

Holotype, male, MLP no. 3551/1; Argentina, Salta, Orán; XII-1954, Birabén leg.

Paratype, female, MLP no. 3551/3; Argentina, Misiones, Iguazú; data unknown.

Paratype, female, MLP no. 3551/4; Argentina, Salta, Río Curanaví; 29-IV-1949, Kormilev leg. Remarks: The holotype and paratype 3551/4 have genitalia dissected in vials with glycerine. The

holotype lacks right metathoracic tibia and tarsus; paratype 3551/3 has the posterior pronotal process and

forewing broken; paratype 3551/4 is missing the right forewing, and tibia and tarsus of metathoracic legs. The paratype female from Jujuy, Palpalá, XI-1946, Aczel leg., and the paratype from Tucumán mentioned

in the original description as housed in MLP, have not been found.