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Afronisia Wilson, 1988(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. Afronisia Wilson, 1988 taxonomy
Afronisia Wilson, 1988 is currently considered as a valid taxon of genus rank in the family Meenoplidae Fieber, 1872 of the Fulgoromorpha. This genus was first described by Wilson M. R. in 1988 in the following paper: Afronisia, a new african genus of meenoplidae (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea). Great Basin Naturalist(12) : 324-334.
It is currently classified in order Hemiptera Linné, 1758, suborder Fulgoromorpha Evans, 1946, superfamily Fulgoroidea Latreille, 1807, family Meenoplidae Fieber, 1872, subfamily Meenoplinae Fieber, 1872.
Currently 7 species have been described in Afronisia, as summarized in Table 1.
| Table 1. Latest inner classification of Afronisia Wilson, 1988. |
The type species of the genus is Afronisia albovittata (Fennah, 1955).
Afronisia is an extant taxon.
2. Afronisia Wilson, 1988 geographical distribution and bioregions
According to the geographical TDWG standard (2001), Afronisia Wilson, 1988 are known from the Afrotropical and Oriental biogeographical regions as defined by Wallace (1876). More precisely, they are distributed in the African, Guineo-Congolian and Indo-Malayan zoogeographic regions as defined by Holt (2013). Figures 1 and 2 display dynamic graphs showcasing the longitudinal and latitudinal profiles of Afronisia Wilson, 1988 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. Afronisia Wilson, 1988 biological interactions
As all planthoppers, Afronisia Wilson, 1988 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.
- Wallace A. R. 1876 - The Geographical Distribution of Animals. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
- Wilson M. R. 1988 - Afronisia, a new african genus of meenoplidae (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea). Great Basin Naturalist(12) : 324-334
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