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genus

Darthula Kirkaldy, 1900

_Darthula_. Depicts Darthula Kirkaldy, 1900, an Otu.;_Darthula_. Depicts Darthulini Metcalf, 1939, an Otu.
_Darthula_. Depicts Darthula Kirkaldy, 1900, an Otu.;_Darthula_. Depicts Darthulini Metcalf, 1939, an Otu.

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (13)

  • Aetalion (Urophora) Gray, 1832a: 261.

    type species by original designation Aetalion (Urophora) hardwickii Gray, 1832

  • Aetalion (Urophora) Gray, 1832 (homonym of Urophora Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830)
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  • Darthura [sic] Kirkaldy, 1900 in Chou & Yuan, 1979a: 34.
  • Darthura [sic] Kirkaldy, 1900 (misspelling of Darthula Kirkaldy, 1900) in Chou & Yuan, 1979a: 34.

Type

Aetalion (Urophora) hardwickii Gray, 1832 type species by original designation of Darthula Kirkaldy, 1900

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

after Darthula, a mythical Celtic female character from "Poems of Ossian" (1760–1763) by James Macpherson

Nomenclature references (7)

  • Burmeister, H.C.C. (1835c) Berichtigungen und Zusatze. In Handbuch der Entomologie. Gustav Reimer, Berlin. Vol. 2, Issue 1, pp. 397–400. [1832-1855]
  • Chou, I. & Yuan, F. (1979a) A discussion about the genus Darthura with description of a new species. Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, 4(1), 30–34.
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  • Colthurst, I. (1930a) A Himalayan hill side. Jour. Darjeeling Nat. Hist. Soc., 4, 68–72.
  • Gray, G.R. (1832a) The animal kingdom. In The seventh order of Insects: Hemiptera. The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization by the Baron Cuvier with supplementary additions to each order by Edward Griffith and Edward Pidgeon, and notices of new genera and species by George Gray. Gilbert & Rivington. London. Vol. 15, pp. 216–293 + pls. 108–109. [796 pp. + 74-128 pls.]
  • Kirkaldy, G.W. (1900b) Bibliographical and nomenclatorial notes on the Rhynchota. No. 1. Entomologist, 33, 238–243.
  • Schulze, F.E., Kükenthal, W.G. & Heider, K. (1928a) Corneo-Deros. In Nomenclator animalium generum et subgenerum; im auftrage der Preussischen akademie der wissenschaften zu Berlin. Vol. 2, Issue 8, pp. 797–956.
  • Waterhouse, C.O. (1902a) Index zoologicus. An alphabetical list of names of genera and subgenera proposed for use in zoology as recorded in the "Zoological record" 1880-1900, together with other names not included in the "Nomenclator zoologicus" of S. H. Scudder. Printed for the Society. London, i-xii, 1–421.

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