Species

Polana (Nihilana) nisa DeLong & Freytag, 1972

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (1)

Polana (Nihilana) nisa DeLong & Freytag, 1972f: 297.
Holotype; male; 949a636a-3083-4ba5-a618-6076f06fe018; deposited at: National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution (USNM); Colombia, Meta: Cano Garzon, Villavicencio, 28.IV.1946, M. Bates

Nomenclature references (1)

DeLong, D.M. & Freytag, P.H. (1972f) Studies of the world Gyponinae (Homoptera, Cicadellidae): The genus Polana. Arquivos de Zoologia do Estado de São Paulo, 22(5), 239–324. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2176-7793.v22i5p239-324

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

after Nisa (Greek: Νίσα), a city in ancient Megaris; Latin (participle): rested upon, leaned on; pressed forward, advanced; mounted, climbed, ascended; strained in giving birth

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
Species	1	0	0	1