Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (3)

  • Myconus Stål, 1862e: 65.

    type species by original monotypy Achilus conspersinervis Stål, 1862

  • Messoides Metcalf, 1938a: 373.

    type species by original designation Messoides uniformis Metcalf, 1938

  • Messoides Metcalf, 1938 (subjective synonym of Myconus Stål, 1862) in Fennah, 1950a: 19.

Type

Achilus conspersinervis Stål, 1862 type species by original monotypy of Myconus Stål, 1862

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

after Mykonos (Greek: Μύκονος), a Greek island, part of the Cyclades, lying between Tinos, Syros, Paros and Naxos

Nomenclature references (3)

  • Fennah, R.G. (1950a) A generic revision of the Achilidae (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea) with descriptions of new species. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology, 1, 1–170.
  • Metcalf, Z.P. (1938a) The Fulgorina of Barro Colorado and other parts of Panama. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, 82(5), 277–423.
  • Stål, C. (1862e) Bidrag till Rio Janeiro-traktens Hemipter-fauna. II. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, 3(6), 1–75.

Stats

Valid names
RankExtantFossilInvalid Total
genus1012
species6028