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Live specimen on Saccharodite Kirkaldy, 1907: (Observation).
Live specimen on Saccharodite Kirkaldy, 1907: (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (7)

  • Saccharodite Kirkaldy, 1907e: 127.

    type species by original monotypy Saccharodite sanguinea Kirkaldy, 1907

  • Muiralyricen Metcalf, 1946d: 114.

    type species by original designation Muiralyricen ruber Metcalf, 1946

  • Muiralyricen Metcalf, 1946 (subjective synonym of Saccharodite Kirkaldy, 1907) in Zelazny, 1981a: 234.
  • Saccharodite (Genestiella) Fennah, 1969 (subjective synonym of Saccharodite Kirkaldy, 1907) in Zelazny, 1981a: 234.

Nomenclature references (5)

  • Kirkaldy, G.W. (1907e) Descriptions et remarqes sur quelques Homoptères de la famille des Fulgoroideae vivant sur la canne à sucre. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique, 51, 123–127.
  • Metcalf, Z.P. (1946d) Homoptera. Fulgoroidea and Jassoidea of Guam. Bulletin Bernice P. Bishop Museum, 189, 105–148.
  • Metcalf, Z.P. (1954b) Some Homoptera from the Caroline Islands. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society, 70(1), 1–19.
  • Fennah, R.G. (1969b) Fulgoroidea (Homoptera) from New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands. Pacific Insects Monograph, 21, 1–116.
  • Zelazny, B. (1981a) The Philippine species of Rhotanini (Homoptera: Derbidae) and their distribution outside the Philippines.. Pacific Insects, 23(3-4), 213–285.

Type

type species by original monotypy of Saccharodite Kirkaldy, 1907

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Greek: σάκχαρο (sugar) + διτός, δίτη (from, out of) (referring to the insects feeding on sugarcane; Similar to Aphrodite)

Image matrix

No descendants observations found

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Genus1034
Species116043159