genus
Equirria Distant, 1917
Descendants and synonyms
Nomenclature (4)
- Equirria Distant, 1917: 290.
type species by original monotypy Equirria phalaena Distant, 1917
- Aquirra [sic] Distant, 1917 in Muir, 1918d: 231.
- Aquirra [sic] Distant, 1917 (misspelling of Equirria Distant, 1917) in Muir, 1918d: 231.
- Equirria Distant, 1917 (classified as Cenchreinae Muir, 1917) in Fennah, 1952b: 128.
Type
Equirria phalaena Distant, 1917 type species by original monotypy of Equirria Distant, 1917
Image matrix
No descendants observations found
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
after Equirria (from Latin: equicurria, horse races), two ancient Roman festivals of chariot racing, or perhaps horseback racing, held in honor of the god Mars, one February 27 and the other March 14
Nomenclature references (3)
- Distant, W.L. (1917) Rhynchota. Part II: Suborder Homoptera. The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905, under the leadership of Mr. J. Stanley Gardiner, M. A. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, 2nd Series, Zoology, 17, 273–322.
- Fennah, R.G. (1952b) On the generic classification of Derbidae (Fulgoroidea), with descriptions of new Neotropical species. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London, 103(4), 109–170.
- Muir, F.A.G. (1918d) Notes on the Derbidae in the British Musuem collection. – II. Derbinae. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, 54, 228–243.
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| genus | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| species | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |