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Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (1)

  • Gargara makalakae Distant, 1908h: 217.

    Holotype; adult; b233f25e-3359-4b48-93eb-f5e470460913; deposited at: Oxford University Museum of Natural History (OUM); Zimbabwe, former S.E. Rhodesia: Mpudzi River, Marshall

Nomenclature references (1)

  • Distant, W.L. (1908h) Order Rhynchota. Suborder Homoptera. In Insecta Transvaaliensia. A contribution to a knowledge of the entomology of South Africa. F. Edwards. London. Vol. 9, pp. 205–228 + pls. XX-XXI.
Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

after Makalaka or Amakhalanga, a general designation for the peoples of an ancient state located at the confluence of the Shashe and Limpopo rivers in South Africa, south of Great Zimbabwe

Stats

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