Liladownsia Fontana, Mariño-Pérez, Woller & Song, 2014
Type
Liladownsia fraile Fontana, Mariño-Pérez, Woller & Song, 2014 type species by original designation of Liladownsia Fontana, Mariño-Pérez, Woller & Song, 2014
Nomenclature (1)
- Liladownsia Fontana, Mariño-Pérez, Woller & Song, 2014 in Woller, Fontana, Mariño-Pérez & Song, 2014: 478.
type species by original designation Liladownsia fraile Fontana, Mariño-Pérez, Woller & Song, 2014
Nomenclature references (1)
- Woller, D.A., Fontana, P., Mariño-Pérez, R. & Song, H. (2014) Studies in Mexican Grasshoppers: Liladownsia fraile, a new genus and species of Dactylotini (Acrididae: Melanoplinae) and an updated molecular phylogeny of Melanoplinae. Zootaxa, 3793(4), 475–495. Available at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2014/f/zt03793p495.pdf
Descendants and synonyms
Etymology:
In honor of the Mexican singer-songwriter and Grammy Award-winner Ana Lila Downs Sánchez, whose stage name is Lila Downs. She was born in the vicinity of the type locality and incorporates several indigenous tongues from Mexico into her musical style, including Mixteco and Zapoteco (the latter is spoken at the type locality). Additionally, Lila Downs has not only promoted the vast cultural diversity of Mexico worldwide via her music, but also through the use of bright colors, a staple of Mexican culture, and considering that these grasshoppers are brightly-colored, the authors would like to recognize her efforts through the dedication of this genus.
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| genus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| species | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |