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Nisia
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Nisia

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.

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10 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Nisia nervosa

speciesNisia nervosa

Nisia australiensis

speciesNisia australiensis

Nisia carolinensis

speciesNisia carolinensis

Nisia albovenosa

speciesNisia albovenosa

Nisia albinotata

speciesNisia albinotata

Nisia alba

speciesNisia alba

Nisia minor

speciesNisia minor

Nisia nebulosa

speciesNisia nebulosa

Nisia psylla

speciesNisia psylla

Nisia grandiceps

speciesNisia grandiceps

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Where it lives

Recorded sightings

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Nisia in François Bouchard — Recueil de cent-trente-trois oiseaux des plus belles especes (1775)

François Bouchard — Recueil de cent-trente-trois oiseaux des plus belles especes (1775)

François Bouchard · 1775 · p.62

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 349471.