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Nisia

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Nisia is a genus of planthoppers in the family Meenoplidae. Species in the genus are known from Africa, Asia and Australia. Most species are associated with monocotyledonous host plants, particularly sedges in the family Cyperaceae.

Species in the genus include:[1]

  • Nisia nervosa (Motchulsky 1863)
  • Nisia atrovenosa (Lethierry, 1888)
  • Nisia psylla Bierman, 1910
  • Nisia fuliginosa Lianfang & Chunlin, 1985
  • Nisia carolinensis Fennah, 1971

A cave dwelling species, Nisia subfogo, has been described from Cape Verde.[2] Two species formerly placed in this genus are now placed in the genus Anigrus.[3]

  • Nisia nitida Bierman, 1910
  • Nisia campbelli Distant, 1916

References

  1. ^ Sohail, K.; Usman, M.; Zhang, Y. (2019). "First record of the family Meenoplidae (Hemiptera:Fulgoromorpha) from Pakistan" (PDF). Entomotaxonomia. 41 (1): 59–63. doi:10.11680/entomotax.2019008 (inactive 31 December 2022).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of December 2022 (link)
  2. ^ Hoch, H.; Oromi, P.; Arechavaleta, M. (1999). "Nisia subfogo sp. n., a new cave-dwelling planthopper from the Cape Verde Islands (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Meenoplidae)" (PDF). Rev. Acad. Canar. Cienc. 11 (3–4): 189–199.
  3. ^ Fennah, R.G. (1963). "A new species of Phaconeura (Fulgoroidea: Meenoplidae)". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 6 (65): 299–301. doi:10.1080/00222936308651358.
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Nisia: Brief Summary

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Nisia is a genus of planthoppers in the family Meenoplidae. Species in the genus are known from Africa, Asia and Australia. Most species are associated with monocotyledonous host plants, particularly sedges in the family Cyperaceae.

Species in the genus include:

Nisia nervosa (Motchulsky 1863) Nisia atrovenosa (Lethierry, 1888) Nisia psylla Bierman, 1910 Nisia fuliginosa Lianfang & Chunlin, 1985 Nisia carolinensis Fennah, 1971

A cave dwelling species, Nisia subfogo, has been described from Cape Verde. Two species formerly placed in this genus are now placed in the genus Anigrus.

Nisia nitida Bierman, 1910 Nisia campbelli Distant, 1916
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