Species
Icaia cygnus Zahniser & Hicks, 2007
Descendants and synonyms
Nomenclature (1)
- Icaia cygnus Zahniser & Hicks, 2007a: 36.
Holotype; male; 44f0f0b5-b8c6-415b-9243-4e1f46c69fac; deposited at: Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos en Lima (MUSM); PERU: Pasco, 8 km E / Carhuamayo, 4000m / 10°53’07”S 75°56’44”W / 23 Oct 2002, C.H.Dietrich / vacuum, 02-35-1.
Nomenclature references (1)
- Zahniser, J.N. & Hicks, A.L. (2007a) Three new species of Icaia Linnavuori (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from Peru and distinction of the genus from Athysanella Baker. Zootaxa, 1390, 27–39.
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
after Cycnus or Cygnus (Greek: Κύκνος, "swan"), in Greek mythology, son of King Eredion of Achaea, who, in one version, seduced Leda, in other sources, she was seduced by Zeus who approached her in the shape of a swan
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| Species | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |