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Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (2)

  • Phenelia (Nephelia) Kirkaldy, 1907d: 117.

    type species by original designation Phenelia (Nephelia) bicuneata Kirkaldy, 1907

  • Nephelia Kirkaldy, 1907 in Metcalf, 1948a: 66.

Nomenclature references (2)

  • Kirkaldy, G.W. (1907d) Leaf-Hoppers - Supplement (Hemiptera). Report of work of the Experiment Station of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association. Entomological series, 3, 1–186, i-iii, pls. 1–20.
  • Metcalf, Z.P. (1948a) General catalogue of the Hemiptera. Fascicle IV: Fulgoroidea. Part 10. Achilidae. Northhampton, MA: Smith College, 85 pp.

Type

type species by original designation of Nephelia Kirkaldy, 1907

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

after Nephele (Greek: Νεφέλη, "cloud"), in Greek mythology, a cloud nymph + Greek: -ία (noun suffix); anagram of Phenelia

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Genus1012
Species2024