genus
Motua Distant, 1909
Descendants and synonyms
Nomenclature (1)
- Motua Distant, 1909f: 329.
type species by original designation Ricania humeralis Walker, 1868
Type
Ricania humeralis Walker, 1868 type species by original designation of Motua Distant, 1909
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
after Motu, indigenous people of Papua New Guinea
Nomenclature references (1)
- Distant, W.L. (1909f) Rhynchotal notes. - XLIX. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (Ser. 8), 4, 320–338.
Stats
| Names | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Total | Valid | Invalid |
| genus | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| species | 5 | 2 | 3 |