Genus
Purusha Distant, 1906
Descendants and synonyms
Nomenclature (1)
- Purusha Distant, 1906i: 236.
type species by original monotypy Eurybrachys reversa Hope, 1843
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.
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
after Purusha, in early Vedas, a cosmic man whose sacrifice by the gods created all life
Image matrix
No descendants observations found
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| Genus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Species | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 |