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Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (1)

  • Batracomorphus ajax Knight, 1983b: 71.

    Holotype; male; 0a3141e3-ee8b-4967-af25-b6bd699d5ccf; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); Vanuatu, former New Hebrides: Aneityum, Red Crest, 366 m, 4-8 km NE. of Anelgauhat, vi.1955, L.E. Cheesman

Nomenclature references (1)

  • Knight, W.J. (1983b) The leafhopper genus Batracomorphus (Cicadellidae, Iassinae) in the eastern Oriental and Australian regions. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology, 47(2), 27–210.
Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

after Ajax the Great (Greek: Αἴας), in Greek mythology, son of Telamon, a hero of the Trojan War

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
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RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1001