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Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (2)

  • Kumba agesilaus Linnavuori & Al-Ne'amy, 1983a: 90.

    Holotype; male; 97f3dc3d-a663-4a4e-88e4-ebda7255bde0; deposited at: American Museum of Natural History (AMNH); Sudan: Equatoria, Yambio, 17-25.IV.1963, Linnavuori

  • Bumka agesilaus (Linnavuori & Al-Ne'amy, 1983) in McKamey, 2003b: 449.

Nomenclature references (2)

  • Linnavuori, R.E. & Al-Ne'amy, K.T. (1983a) Revision of the African Cicadellidae (subfamily Selenocephalinae) (Homoptera, Auchenorrhyncha). Acta Zoologica Fennica, 168, 1–105.
  • McKamey, S.H. (2003b) Some new generic names in the Cicadellidae (Hemiptera: Deltocephalinae, Selenocephalinae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 105(2), 447–451.
Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

after Agesilaus (Greek: Ἀγεσίλαος, from ἄγω (carry, fetch) + λαός (man, people)), in Greek mythology, one of the epethets of the god Hades

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1012