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genus

Krisna Kirkaldy, 1900

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Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (8)

  • Siva Spinola, 1850a: 58.

    type species by subsequent monotypy Siva strigicollis Spinola, 1850

  • Siva Spinola, 1850 (homonym of Siva Hodgson, 1838)
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  • Eogypona Kirkaldy, 1901 (subjective synonym of Camptelasmus Spinola, 1850) in Kirkaldy, 1907d: 26.
  • Eogypona Kirkaldy, 1901 (subjective synonym of Krisna Kirkaldy, 1900) in Dmitriev, 2024

Type

Siva strigicollis Spinola, 1850 type species by original designation of Krisna Kirkaldy, 1900

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

after Krisna or Krishna, in Hinduism, the god of compassion, tenderness, and love

Nomenclature references (7)

  • Dmitriev, D.A. (2024) Personal communication.
  • Kirkaldy, G.W. (1900b) Bibliographical and nomenclatorial notes on the Rhynchota. No. 1. Entomologist, 33, 238–243.
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  • Kirkaldy, G.W. (1901b) Further notes on Sinhalese Rhynchota. The Entomologist, 34, 38–40.
  • Kirkaldy, G.W. (1907d) Leaf-Hoppers - Supplement (Hemiptera). Report of work of the Experiment Station of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association. Entomological series, 3, 1–186, i-iii, pls. 1–20.
  • Melichar, L. (1903b) Homopteren-Fauna von Ceylon. In Verlag von Felix L. Dames. Berlin. pp. i-iv, 1-248. Verlag von Felix L. Dames. Berlin. iv + 248 pp. + 6 pls.
  • Spinola, M. (1850a) Tavola sinottica dei generi spettanti alla classe degle insetti artroidignati, Flemiptera, Linn. Latr. -Rhyngota, Fab.-Rhynchota, Burm. Memorie della Società Italiana delle Scienze residente in Modena, 25(1), 1–60. [reprinted in 1852 with different page numbers]
  • White, A. (1844a) Descriptions of some new species of Coleoptera and Homoptera from China. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 14, 422–426.

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Rank Total Valid Invalid
genus312
species733736
subspecies422