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Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (3)

  • Cercopis charon White, 1845a: 35.
  • Cosmoscarta charon (White, 1845) in Stål, 1870c: 719.
  • Serapita charon (White, 1845) in Schmidt, 1909a: 183.
Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

after Charon (Greek: Χάρων), in Greek mythology, the ferryman of Hades who carries souls of the newly deceased across the rivers Styx and Acheron that divided the world of the living from the world of the dead

Nomenclature references (3)

  • Schmidt, E. (1909a) Neue und bekannte Gattungen und Arten der Subfamilie Cercopinae Stål des indoaustralischen Faunengebietes, ein Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Cercopiden. (Hemiptera-Homoptera). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung, 70, 146–187.
  • Stål, C. (1870c) Hemiptera insularum Philippinarum. Bidrag till Philippinska öarnes Hemipter-fauna. Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar, 27, 607–776 + pls. 7–9. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.61898
  • White, A. (1845a) Descriptions of a new genus and some new species of homopterous insects from the East in the collection of the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 15, 34–37.

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
species1023