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genus

Smerdalea Fowler, 1896

_Smerdalea imminens_. Depicts Smerdalea Fowler, 1896, an Otu.
_Smerdalea imminens_. Depicts Smerdalea Fowler, 1896, an Otu.

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (3)

  • Smerdalea Fowler, 1896e: 162.

    type species by original monotypy Smerdalea horrescens Fowler, 1896

  • Smerdalia [sic] Fowler, 1896 in Funkhouser, 1927f: 483.
  • Smerdalia [sic] Fowler, 1896 (misspelling of Smerdalea Fowler, 1896) in Funkhouser, 1927f: 483.

Type

Smerdalea horrescens Fowler, 1896 type species by original monotypy of Smerdalea Fowler, 1896

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Greek: σμερδαλέος (terrible, horrible, awful)

Nomenclature references (2)

  • Fowler, W.W. (1896e) Order Rhynchota. Suborder Hemiptera-Homoptera. (Continued). In Biologia Centrali-Americana; or, Contributions to the knowledge of the fauna and flora of Mexico and Central America. Porter. London. Vol. 2, pp. 161–168.
  • Funkhouser, W.D. (1927f) General catalogue of the Hemiptera. Fascicle I. Membracidae. G. Horváth & H.M. Parshley (Eds.). USA, Northampton, Mass: Smith College, XIV + 581 pp.

Stats

Names
Rank Total Valid Invalid
genus211
species550