genus

Herpis Stål, 1862

Descendants and synonyms

Herpis Stål, 1862: 8.
type species by subsequent designation Herpis fuscovittata Stål, 1862 in McAtee, 1924b: 175
Syntames Fowler, 1905a: 138.
type species by original monotypy Syntames delicatus Fowler, 1905
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Syntames Fowler, 1905 (subjective synonym of Herpis Stål, 1862) in Muir, 1924a: 16.
Herpis Stål, 1862 (classified as Cenchreinae Muir, 1917) in Fennah, 1952b: 128.

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.
Fowler, W.W. (1905a) Order Rhynchota. Suborder Hemiptera-Homoptera. (Continued). In Biologia Centrali-Americana; or, Contributions to the knowledge of the fauna and flora of Mexico and Central America. Porter. London. Vol. 1, pp. 125–139.
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Muir, F.A.G. (1924a) Notes on some genera of Derbidae (Hemiptera). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 26, 15–19.
Stål, C. (1862) Bidrag till Rio Janeiro-traktens Hemipter-Fauna II. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar, 3(6), 1–75. [in Latin; 12.01.1858]

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Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

after Herpis (Greek: Έρπις), a town in Mauretania Tingitana, province of the Roman Empire (now northern Morocco)

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