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Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (1)

  • Distantada Orian, 1963a: 324.

    type species by original designation Cicada thomasseti China, 1924

Nomenclature references (1)

  • Orian, A.J.E. (1963a) A new genus of Cicadidae (Horroptera) from the Island of Rodriguez with notes on nomenclature of the family. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (Ser. 13), 6, 321–328 + pls. XII-XIII.

Type

type species by original designation of Distantada Orian, 1963

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

in honor of William Lucas Distant (1845–1922), an entomologist who specialized in Hemiptera, British Museum (Natural History) (U.K., London) + Cicada

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No descendants observations found

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Genus1001
Species1023