genus
Purohita Distant, 1906
Descendants and synonyms
Nomenclature (1)
- Purohita Distant, 1906i: 470.
type species by original designation Purohita cervina Distant, 1906
Type
Purohita cervina Distant, 1906 type species by original designation of Purohita Distant, 1906
Image matrix
No descendants observations found
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
after Purohita, Vedic priest (literally, "one who is placed in front")
Nomenclature references (1)
- Distant, W.L. (1906i) Rhynchota. Heteroptera-Homoptera. Bingham, C. T. (ed.). The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Taylor and Francis, London. Vol. 3: i–xiv, 1–503.
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| genus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| subgenus | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| species | 14 | 0 | 15 | 29 |