Habitus, lateral view: Colistra parvula, lateral habitus (BMNH). (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view: Colistra parvula, lateral habitus (BMNH). (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view: Colistra parvula, lateral habitus (BMNH). (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (2)

  • Colistra Davies, 1988c: 216.

    type species by original designation Caffrolix parvulus Linnavuori, 1961

  • Colistra Davies, 1988 (classified as Bonaspeiini Zahniser & Dietrich, 2013) in Zahniser & Dietrich, 2013a: 52.

Type

Caffrolix parvulus Linnavuori, 1961 type species by original designation of Colistra Davies, 1988

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Latin: colis (penis) + -aster (diminutive suffix); by mistake reported as masculine by Stiller & Webb, 2022

Nomenclature references (2)

  • Davies, D.M. (1988c) Athysanini (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) described from southern Africa. II. The genera Caffrolix Linnavuori, Colistra gen. nov. and Kimbella gen. nov. Phytophylactica., 20, 203–217.
  • Zahniser, J.N. & Dietrich, C.H. (2013a) A review of the tribes of Deltocephalinae (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae). European Journal of Taxonomy, 45, 1–211.

Stats

Names
Rank Total Valid Invalid
genus110
species541