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Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (1)

  • Philatis opheltes Fennah, 1967a: 97.

Nomenclature references (1)

  • Fennah, R.G. (1967a) Fulgoridae of the Galápagos Archipelago. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. (4th Series), 35(4), 53–102.
Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

after Opheltes (Greek: Ὀφέλτην), in Greek mythology, the infant son of the Nemean king Lycurgus and Queen Eurydice, whose death by a serpent was correctly interpreted by Amphiaraus to be of bad omen for the Seven against Thebes

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
Taxon Valid names
Rank Extant Fossil Invalid Total
species1001