Neofidia
''Neofidia'' (formerly known as ''Fidia'') is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed in North America, North and Central America. There are 24 species recognised in ''Neofidia''. Etymology The original name for the genus, ''Fidia'', is taken from mythology. The replacement name, ''Neofidia'', refers to the fact it is a new name for ''Fidia'' Baly, 1863, as well as the distribution of the genus in the Nearctic realm, Nearctic and Neotropical realm, Neotropical realms. Taxonomic history The name "''Fidia''" was first used in 1836 by the French entomologist Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean in his ''Catalogue des Coléoptères'', listing two species from the New World, ''F. lurida'' and ''F. murina''. Because no description or indication was given for either species, they are considered ''nomina nuda''. Likewise, ''Fidia'' Dejean is also considered a ''nomen nudum''. In 1861, Victor Motschulsky described a new species of beetle from Japan with t ...
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