genus
Messeis Stål, 1862
Descendants and synonyms
Nomenclature (1)
- Messeis Stål, 1862: 66.
type species by original monotypy Messeis fuscovaria Stål, 1862
Nomenclature references (1)
- Stål, C. (1862) Bidrag till Rio Janeiro-traktens Hemipter-Fauna II. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar, 3(6), 1–75. [in Latin; 12.01.1858]
Type
type species by original monotypy of
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
after Messeis (Greek: Μεσσηίς), in Greek mythology, a spring nymph, one of daughters of the river god Inachus
Image matrix
No descendants observations found
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| genus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| species | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |