Genus
† Archimenopon Zhang, Rasnitsyn, Zhang, Song, Shih, Ren, Wang, Li & Gao, 2024
Type
Nomenclature (1)
- † Archimenopon Zhang, Rasnitsyn, Zhang, Song, Shih, Ren, Wang, Li & Gao, 2024: 917. (fossil)
type species by original monotypy † Archimenopon myanmarensis Zhang, Rasnitsyn, Zhang, Song, Shih, Ren, Wang, Li & Gao, 2024
Nomenclature references (1)
- Zhang, Y., Rasnitsyn, A.P., Zhang, W., Song, F., Shih, C.-K., Ren, D., Wang, Y., Li, H. & Gao, T.-P. (2024) Stem chewing lice on Cretaceous feathers preserved in amber. Current Biology, 34(4), 916–922.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.01.027
Other references (0)
Descendants and synonyms
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| Genus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Species | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
The new generic name is a combination of the Greek ‘‘archi-,’’ meaning ancient, and ‘‘[men]opon,’’ which is derived from the extant genus Menopon.