Frank M. Carpenter.
A substitute name for the extinct genus, Eoricania Haupt (Hemiptera: Homoptera; Ricaniidae).
Psyche 97:131-132, 1990.

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A SUBSTITUTE NAME FOR THE EXTINCT GENUS
EORICANIA HAUPT
[HEMIPTERA: HOMOPTERA: RICANIIDAE]
BY FRANK M. CARPENTER
Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 02138
In 1956 Dr. Herrnann ~au$ described a fossil homopteron for which he named a new genus, Eoricania, in the family Ricaniidae. Several years ago, while preparing a catalogue of fossil Hornoptera, I noticed that his generic name was preoccupied by Eoricania Hen- riksen (1922) in the same family. I accordingly wrote to Dr. Haupt in 1985, calling his attention to the homonymy. Since I have received no reply and have not seen a publication of a substitute name, I now propose the following replacement: Neoricania, nomen novum, pro Eoricania Haupt, 1956, p. 12, non Eoricania Henriksen, 1922. The type species, Eoricania reticulata Haupt, 1956, original designation, becomes Neoricania reticulata (Haupt), new combination. The new generic name is derived from ricania, with the addition of the prefix, eo. The genus is known only from the Eocene of Germany.
HAUPT, HERMANN
1956.
Betraeg zur Kenntnis der eozanen Arthropodenfauna des Geiseltales: Nova Acta Leopoldina, v. 18, no. 128, pp. 1-96. HENRIKSEN, K. L.
1956.
Eocene insects of Denmark: Danmarks Geologiske Undersoegelse, v. 2, no. 37, pp. 1-36.




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