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Parathiscia Melichar, 1901(according to FLOW data updated on June 30 2025)This synthesis is built dynamically and automatically from data in FLOW. They might be incomplete! Help to make this synthesis more relevant by reporting and sending missing referenced data to FLOW. |
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1. Parathiscia Melichar, 1901 taxonomy
Parathiscia Melichar, 1901 is currently considered as a valid taxon of genus rank in the family Tropiduchidae Stål, 1866 of the Fulgoromorpha. This genus was first described by Melichar L. in 1901 in the following paper: Monographie der Acanaloniiden und Flatiden (Homoptera). Annalen des k.k Naturhistorischen Hofmuseums. Wien, 16: 178-258.
It is currently classified in order Hemiptera Linné, 1758, suborder Fulgoromorpha Evans, 1946, superfamily Fulgoroidea Latreille, 1807, family Tropiduchidae Stål, 1866, subfamily Elicinae Melichar, 1915, tribe Parathisciini Gnezdilov, 2013, and it represents the type genus for its suprageneric group taxon.
Currently 2 species have been described in Parathiscia, as summarized in Table 1.
| Table 1. Latest inner classification of Parathiscia Melichar, 1901. |
The type species of the genus is Parathiscia conjugata Melichar, 1901.
Parathiscia is an extant taxon.
2. Parathiscia Melichar, 1901 geographical distribution and bioregions
According to the geographical TDWG standard (2001), Parathiscia Melichar, 1901 are known from the Afrotropical biogeographical region as defined by Wallace (1876). More precisely, they are distributed in the African and Guineo-Congolian zoogeographic regions as defined by Holt (2013). Figures 1 and 2 display dynamic graphs showcasing the longitudinal and latitudinal profiles of Parathiscia Melichar, 1901 arround the across the globe according to their species richness. A scroll on the histogram bars displays the species richness of the corresponding regions.
3. Parathiscia Melichar, 1901 biological interactions
As all planthoppers, Parathiscia Melichar, 1901 are obligatory phytophagous terrestrial insects.
References:
- Bourgoin Th. 2025 - FLOW (Fulgoromorpha Lists on The Web): a world knowledge base dedicated to Fulgoromorpha. Version 8, updated 30-June-2025. http://flow.hemiptera-databases.org/flow/
- Brummitt R. K. 2001 - World geographical scheme for recording plant distributions. Edition 2. TDWG 136pp. updated 08-May-2007. http://www.tdwg.org/standards/109/
- Holt B. G. et al. 2013 - An Update of Wallace's Zoogeographic Regions of the World. Science, 339: 74-78.
- Linné C. 1758 - Systema Naturae. Editio Decima, reformata. 1: 824 pp.
- Melichar L. 1901 - Monographie der Acanaloniiden und Flatiden (Homoptera). Annalen des k.k Naturhistorischen Hofmuseums. Wien, 16: 178-258
- Wallace A. R. 1876 - The Geographical Distribution of Animals. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
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