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Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (3)

  • Cicada euterpe Walker, 1850a: 157.
  • Rihana euterpe (Walker, 1850) in Distant, 1906j: 35.
  • Chremistica euterpe (Walker, 1850) in Metcalf, 1963e: 172.

Nomenclature references (3)

  • Walker, F. (1850a) List of the specimens of homopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. London: Edward Newman, Vol. 1, 1–260. pl. 1–2.
  • Distant, W.L. (1906j) A synonymic catalogue of Homoptera. Part 1. Cicadidae. Printed by order of the Trustees. London., 1906, 1–207.
  • Metcalf, Z.P. (1963e) General catalogue of the Homoptera. Fascicle VIII. Cicadoidea. Part 1. Cicadidae. Section I. Tibiceninae. Baltimore, Md.: Waverly press, vii + 585 p.
Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

after Euterpe (Greek: Eὐτέρπη, "rejoicing well, delight"), in Greek mythology, one of the nine Muses, the daughters of Mnemosyne, fathered by Zeus, the muse of song and elegiac poetry

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1023