World Auchenorrhyncha Database (WAD)
genus

Macropsis Lewis, 1834

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (1)

  • Macropsis Lewis, 1834a: 49. (Official List of Generic Names in Zoological Nomenclature in International Commission On Zoological Nomenclature, 1961b: 249)

    type species by ruling by the Commission Iassus prasinus Boheman, 1852

Type

Iassus prasinus Boheman, 1852 type species by ruling by the Commission of Macropsis Lewis, 1834

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

Greek: μακρός (large) + όψις (face)

Nomenclature references (2)

  • International Commission On Zoological Nomenclature, I.C.Z.N. (1961b) Opinion 603. Macropsis Lewis, 1834 (Insecta: Hemiptera); designation of a type-species under the plenary powers. The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 18, 249–251.
  • Lewis, R.H. (1834a) Descriptions of some new genera of British Homoptera. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1, 47–52.

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
Taxon Valid names
Rank Extant Fossil Invalid Total
genus1001
subgenus40610
species2532516771
subspecies70714