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Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (2)

  • Eponisia matuta Fennah, 1969b: 45.

    Holotype; male; BISHOP 7664; deposited at: Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA (BPBM); New Caledonia: Col des Roussettes, 450-550 m, 4-6.II.1963, J.L. Gressitt

  • Fennahsia matuta (Fennah, 1969) in Bourgoin, 1997a: 223.

Nomenclature references (2)

  • Bourgoin, T. (1997a) The Meenoplidae (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha) of New Caledonia, with a revision of the genus Eponisia Matsumura, 1914, and new morphological data on forewing venation and wax plate areas. Zoologia Neocaledonica, 171, 197–249.
  • Fennah, R.G. (1969b) Fulgoroidea (Homoptera) from New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands. Pacific Insects Monograph, 21, 1–116.
Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Latin: Mater Matuta, indigenous goddess, equivalent to the dawn goddess Aurora

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1012