Species
Christopherus mictlantecuhtli Pinedo-Escatel & Blanco-Rodríguez, 2024
Descendants and synonyms
Nomenclature (1)
- Christopherus mictlantecuhtli Pinedo-Escatel & Blanco-Rodríguez, 2024: 215.
Holotype; male; 6b6ddeee-0087-4acf-838f-4d150bc33f7e; deposited at: Illinois Natural History Survey (INHS); MEXICO, Sierra Juárez; Hwy 175 33mi S. Valle Nacional, 7800 ft, 16 May 1983, C. & L. O’Brien, & G.B. Marshall
Nomenclature references (1)
- Pinedo-Escatel, J.A. & Blanco-Rodríguez, E. (2024) A new genus of Cicadellini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from the Oaxacan Cloud Forest, with taxonomic notes on allied red-striped genera. European Journal of Taxonomy, 930, 205–228. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2024.930.2495
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
Nahuatl language: Mictlantecuhtli (pronunciation: Mict-lan-te-cuht-li), the Aztec god of death and king of Mictlan (underworld), the most prominent deity that tuled over other gods and goddesses of the Mictlan in Aztec culture.
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| Species | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |