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Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (8)

  • Penthimia tenebrosa Distant, 1910e: 236.

    Syntype; adult; 3a63bdf7-88e9-4619-b4f4-914ff5ed1bbb; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, former Natal: Durban, Bell-Marley. Syntype; adult; cfd818c2-afdf-4e9f-bc74-9a97bc64e25f; deposited at: Oxford University Museum of Natural History (OUM); South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal: Umbilo, Leigh. Syntype; adult; e8adc433-c172-4cc3-b040-86bc0fbd6cb6; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); Nigeria: Calabar, Rutherford

  • Penthimia tenebrosa var. a Distant, 1910e: 237. (unavailable: less than two letters)
  • Selenocephalus tenebrosa (Distant, 1910) in Evans, 1955a: 34.
  • Citorus tenebrosus (Distant, 1910) in Linnavuori, 1977a: 69.

Nomenclature references (4)

  • Distant, W.L. (1910e) Order Rhynchota. Suborder Homoptera. In Insecta transvaaliensia; a contribution to a knowledge of the entomology of South Africa. F. Edwards. London. Vol. 10, pp. 229–252, pls. XXII-XXIII.
  • Evans, J.W. (1947a) A natural classification of leaf-hoppers (Jassoidea, Homoptera). Part 3: Jassidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 98, 105–271.
  • Evans, J.W. (1955a) Cicadellidae (Hemiptera Homoptera). Exploration du Parc National de l’Upemba, mission G.F. de Witte en collaboration avec W. Adam, A. Janssens, L. Van Meel et R. Verheyen (1946-1949), 37, 1–44.
  • Linnavuori, R.E. (1977a) Revision of the Ethiopian Cicadellidae (Hemiptera-Homoptera): Penthiminae. In Études du Continent Africain. Fascicle 4. Fondation pour Favoriser les Recherches Scientifiques en Afrique. Bruxelles. Vol. 4, 76 pp.
Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Latin: dark, gloomy

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1056