genus

Kermesia Melichar, 1903

Descendants and synonyms

Nomenclature (2)

Kermesia Melichar, 1903b: 52.
type species by original monotypy Kermesia albida Melichar, 1903
Kermesia Melichar, 1903 (classified as Kermesiinae Kirkaldy, 1906) in Wilson, 1988b: 325.

Nomenclature references (2)

Melichar, L. (1903b) Homopteren-Fauna von Ceylon. In Verlag von Felix L. Dames. Berlin. pp. i-iv, 1-248. Verlag von Felix L. Dames. Berlin. iv + 248 pp. + 6 pls.
Wilson, M.R. (1988b) Afronisia, a new african genus of Meenoplidae (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea). Great Basin Naturalist Memoirs, 12, 324–334.

Type

type species by original monotypy of Kermesia Melichar, 1903

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Kermes Latreille, 1798 (Hemiptera: Kermesidae), from French: kermès or alkermès, from Arabic al-qirmiz (cochineal, carmine, bloddy, red) + -ia (noun 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.
Taxon	Valid names
Rank	Extant	Fossil	Invalid	Total
genus	1	0	0	1
species	20	0	5	25