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Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (2)

  • Distantinia Muir, 1917a: 102.

    type species by original monotypy Distantinia nigrocacuminis Muir, 1917

  • Distantinia Muir, 1917 (classified as Sikaianini Muir, 1917) in Fennah, 1952b: 116.

Nomenclature references (2)

  • 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. (1917a) The Derbidae of the Philippine Islands. Philippine Journal of Science, 12, 49–105.

Type

type species by original monotypy of Distantinia Muir, 1917

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

in honor of William Lucas Distant (1845–1922), an entomologist who specialized in Hemiptera, British Museum (Natural History) (U.K., London) + -inia (diminutive suffix)

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Genus1001
Species1001