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
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.
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
Greek: μακρός (large) + όψις (face)
Image matrix
No descendants observations found
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| genus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| subgenus | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| species | 249 | 2 | 529 | 780 |
| subspecies | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |