Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (1)

  • Tennentsia Riek, 1976b: 813. (fossil)

    type species by original designation † Dysmorphoptiloides protuberans Riek, 1974

Type

Dysmorphoptiloides protuberans Riek, 1974 type species by original designation of † Tennentsia Riek, 1976

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

in honor of James Emerson Tennent (1804–1869), a British politician and traveller born in Ireland + -ia (noun suffix)

Nomenclature references (1)

  • Riek, E.F. (1976b) A new collection of insects from the Upper Triassic of South Africa. Annals of the Natal Museum, 22(22), 791–820.

Stats

Names
Rank Total Valid Invalid
genus110
species651