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Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (1)

  • Daltonia Oman, 1949a: 176.

    type species by original designation Athysanus (Commellus) estacadus Ball, 1911

Type

Athysanus (Commellus) estacadus Ball, 1911 type species by original designation of Daltonia Oman, 1949

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

in honor of John Dalton (1766–1844), an English chemist, physicist, and meteorologist + -ia (noun suffix)

Nomenclature references (1)

  • Oman, P.W. (1949a) The Nearctic leafhoppers (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). A generic classification and check list. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Washington, 3, 1–253.

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
Taxon Valid names
Rank Extant Fossil Invalid Total
genus1001
species30710