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Pygofer, lateral view on Afrodascalia mithras Fennah, 1958: (Observation).
Pygofer, lateral view on Afrodascalia mithras Fennah, 1958: (Observation).
Aedeagus, lateral view on Afrodascalia mithras Fennah, 1958: (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (1)

  • Afrodascalia mithras Fennah, 1958d: 174.

    Holotype; male; 8e4321c9-ada7-4097-a4b2-daf3bd3b0562; deposited at: Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium (RGMC); Democratic Republic of the Congo, Équateur Province: Eala Botanical Garden, Aug., 1936, J. Ghesquiere

Nomenclature references (2)

  • Fennah, R.G. (1958d) Fulgoroidea from the Belgian Congo (Hemiptera: Homoptera). Annales du Musée Royal du Congo Belge, (Série 8, Sciences Zoologiques), 59, 1–206. [1957]
  • Medler, J.T. (1993b) Types of Flatidae. XV. A review of types in the Musée royal del'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren (Homoptera, Fulgoroidea). Journal of African Zoology, 107(2), 19–37.
Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

after Mithras, in Roman mythology, a god associated with mystery religion Mithraism

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