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Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (2)

  • Melicharia Kirkaldy, 1900d: 294.

    type species by original designation Melicharia sinhalana Kirkaldy, 1900

  • Melicharia Kirkaldy, 1900 (classified as Ormenisini Medler, 2001) in Medler, 2006a: 233.

Type

Melicharia sinhalana Kirkaldy, 1900 type species by original designation of Melicharia Kirkaldy, 1900

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Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

in honor of Leopold Melichar (1856–1924), an entomologist who specialized in Hemiptera, Moravian Museum (Czech Republic, Brno) + -ia (noun suffix)

Nomenclature references (2)

  • Kirkaldy, G.W. (1900d) Notes on some Sinhalese Rhynchota. Entomologist, 33, 293–295.
  • Medler, J.T. (2006a) A review of the Sri Lankan Flatidae (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea). Oriental Insects, 40, 231–265.

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
Taxon Valid names
Rank Extant Fossil Invalid Total
genus1001
species801018