Species

Atracis scissa (Melichar, 1902)

Descendants and synonyms

Uxantis scissa Melichar, 1902a: 161.
Holotype; male; a17eed2b-ff1e-44b4-ae71-e2a15a18fef6; deposited at: Museum für Naturkunde der Humboldt-Universitat, Berlin, German (ZMHUB); New Guinea
Grapaldus corticinus Distant, 1914d: 356.
Holotype; female; 972c4dd1-7096-4dc1-913f-833a56c9333a; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); Indonesia, Papua, former Dutch New Guinea: 32 km from mouth of Setakwa River, Base Camp, Sea level, November-December 1912, A.F.R. Wollaston

Atracis corticina (Distant, 1914) in Medler, 1990a: 167.
Grapaldus corticinus Distant, 1914 (subjective synonym of Uxantis scissa Melichar, 1902) in Medler, 2000a: 87.

Melichar, L. (1902a) Monographie der Acanolaniiden und Flatiden (Homoptera) (Fortsetzung). Annalen des kaiserlich-königlichen naturhistorischen Hofmuseums, Wien, 17(1), 1–253 + pls. 1–9.
Distant, W.L. (1914d) Report on the Rhynchota collected by the Wollaston Expedition in Dutch New Guinea. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London, 20, 335–362.

Medler, J.T. (1990a) Types of Flatidae (Homoptera). XIV. Walker and Distant types in the British Museum. Oriental Insects, 24, 127–195.
Medler, J.T. (2000a) Flatidae of New Guinea and adjacent areas (Homoptera, Fulgoroidea). Bishop Museum Bulletin in Entomology, 8, i-viii + 1–117.

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Latin: cut, separated by force

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	3	4