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Capeneralus Deitz, 1983: _Capeneralus lobatus_. (Otu).
Capeneralus Deitz, 1983: _Capeneralus lobatus_. (Otu).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (4)

  • Platynotus Capener, 1954b: 176.

    type species by original designation Platynotus lobatus Capener, 1954

  • Platynotus Capener, 1954 (homonym of Platynotus Fabricius, 1801)
  • Capeneralus Deitz, 1983b: 856.

    type species by original designation Platynotus lobatus Capener, 1954

  • Platynotus Capener, 1954 (replaced by Capeneralus Deitz, 1983) in Deitz, 1983b: 856.

Nomenclature references (2)

  • Capener, A.L. (1954b) African Membracidae II. Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa, 17, 175–194.
  • Deitz, L.L. (1983b) Name changes in the Membracidae (Homoptera). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 85(4), 856–857.

Type

type species by original designation of Capeneralus Deitz, 1983

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

in honor of A.L. Capener, an African entomologist, who specialized in Membracidae + -alus (arbitrary suffix)

Image matrix

No descendants observations found

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Genus1012
Species3058