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genus

Pitambara Distant, 1906

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (4)

  • Pitambara Distant, 1906i: 319.

    type species by original designation Elasmoscelis radians Kirby, 1891

  • Pitambra [sic] Distant, 1906 in Waterhouse, 1912: 232.
  • Pitambra [sic] Distant, 1906 (misspelling of Pitambara Distant, 1906) in Waterhouse, 1912: 232.
  • Pitambara Distant, 1906 (classified as Lophopida Stål, 1866) in Emeljanov, 2013c: 723.

Nomenclature references (3)

  • 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.
  • Emeljanov, A.F. (2013c) On the subdivision of the family Lophopidae (Homoptera, Auchenorrhyncha: Fulgoroidea) on the subfamilies and tribes with description of two new tribes. [Разделение семейства Lophopidae (Homoptera, Auchenorrhyncha: Fulgoroidea) на подсемейства и трибы с описанием двух новых триб]. Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie, 92(4), 720–723. [in Russian; translated into English in Entomological Review, Washington, 2014, 94(2), 208–210]
  • Waterhouse, C.O. (1912) Index Zoologicus No. II. An alphabetical list of names of genera and subgenera proposed for use in zoology as recorded in the "Zoological record," vols. 38-47, inclusive (1901-1910) and the zoology volumes of the "International Catalogue of Scientific Literature", annual issues 1-10, together with other names not included in previous nomenclators. D. Sharp (Ed.). Printed for the Society, and sold at their house in Regent’s Park, London, vi + 1–324. [in English]

Type

type species by original designation of

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

after Pitambara (Sanskrit: pitah, "yellow" + ambara, "garment"), in Hinduism, another name of the gods Vishnu or Krishna, given to them because yellow clothing is traditionally worn at religious events

Image matrix

No descendants observations found

Stats

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
genus1012
species180220