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Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (1)

  • Oxyrhachis hera Capener, 1962a: 131.

    Holotype; female; 22c6ea49-1d9f-4330-accb-9ada1ad69fb8; deposited at: Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire (IFAN); Senegal: Yoff, Autoroute, 30 Aug., 1952, N. Halle

Nomenclature references (1)

  • Capener, A.L. (1962a) The taxonomy of the African Membracidae. Part 1. The Oxyrhachinae. Entomology Memoirs of the Department of Agriculture of the Republic of South Africa, 6, 1–164.
Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

after Hera (Greek: Ήρα), in Greek mythology, a goddes of marriage, family, a daughter of the Titans Cronus and Rhea, queen of the gods, sister-wife of Zeus

Stats

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