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World Auchenorrhyncha Database (WAD)
Genus

Quilessa Fennah, 1942

Habitus, dorsal view on Quilessa Fennah, 1942: Quilessa sp. (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view on Quilessa Fennah, 1942: Quilessa sp. (Observation).
Habitus, lateral view on Quilessa Fennah, 1942: Quilessa sp. (Observation).
Head on Quilessa Fennah, 1942: Quilessa sp. (Observation).

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (1)

  • Quilessa Fennah, 1942a: 103.

    type species by original designation Quilessa lutea Fennah, 1942

Nomenclature references (1)

  • Fennah, R.G. (1942a) New or little-known West Indian Kinnaridae (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 44(5), 99–110.

Type

type species by original designation of Quilessa Fennah, 1942

Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:

from Quilesse Forest Reserve (Saint Lucia) + -essa (diminutive suffix)

Image matrix

No descendants observations found

Stats

Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Genus1001
Species181019
Subspecies2013