Species
Amastris janae Broomfield, 1976
Descendants and synonyms
Nomenclature (1)
- Amastris janae Broomfield, 1976a: 405.
Holotype; male; 67d43a26-7bfe-4344-a4e1-f1342a1da2a8; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); Brazil, Mato Grosso: 12°50'S, 51°47'W, gallery forest, 1.X.1968, Richards
Nomenclature references (1)
- Broomfield, P.S. (1976a) A revision of the genus Amastris (Homoptera: Membracidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology, 33(4), 349–460.
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
after Jana, alternative spelling of Iana: the moon-goddess identified as Diana, daughter of Latona and Jupiter, and twin sister of Apollo; goddess of the hunt, associated with wild animals and the forest or wilderness, and an emblem of chastity; the Roman counterpart of Greek goddess Artemis
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| Species | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |