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Distantobelus Capener, 1954: _Distantobelus sericeus_. (Otu).
Distantobelus Capener, 1954: _Distantobelus sericeus_. (Otu).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (1)

  • Distantobelus Capener, 1954b: 189.

    type species by original designation Platybelus sericeus Capener, 1951

Nomenclature references (1)

  • Capener, A.L. (1954b) African Membracidae II. Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa, 17, 175–194.

Type

type species by original designation of Distantobelus Capener, 1954

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

in honor of William Lucas Distant (1845–1922), an entomologist who specialized in Hemiptera, British Museum (Natural History) (U.K., London) + Platybelus

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
Genus1001
Species120315