genus
Nisia Melichar, 1903
Descendants and synonyms
Nomenclature (8)
- Nisia Melichar, 1903b: 53.
type species by original monotypy Meenoplus atrovenosus Lethierry, 1888
- Nissia [sic] Melichar, 1903 in Shiraki, 1913a: 156.
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- Nisi [sic] Melichar, 1903 (misspelling of Nisia Melichar, 1903) in Muir, 1918d: 243.
- Nisia Melichar, 1903 (classified as Kermesiinae Kirkaldy, 1906) in Wilson, 1988b: 325.
Type
Meenoplus atrovenosus Lethierry, 1888 type species by original monotypy of Nisia Melichar, 1903
Gender, form, and etymology
Etymology:
from Nias (Indonesia) + -ia (noun suffix)
Nomenclature references (5)
- 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.
- Melichar, L. (1914d) Neue Homopteren von den Philippinen. Philippine Journal of Science, 9, 173–181.
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- Shiraki, T. (1913a) [Investigations upon general insect pests.]. Special Report of the Formosa Agricultural Experiment Station., 8, 1–670.
- Wilson, M.R. (1988b) Afronisia, a new african genus of meenoplidae (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea). Great Basin Naturalist Memoirs, 12, 324–334.
Stats
| Valid names | |||||
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| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total | |
| genus | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| species | 19 | 0 | 15 | 34 | |