''Mastigimas'' is the
type genus
In biological taxonomy, the type genus (''genus typica'') is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name.
Zoological nomenclature
According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, "The name-bearin ...
of
plant lice in the recently (2021) restored family
Mastigimatidae
Calophyidae is a bug family in the superfamily Psylloidea.
Subfamilies and genera
In a recent (2021) review,Burckhardt D, Ouvrard D, Percy DM (2021) An updated classification of the jumping plant-lice (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) integrating molecul ...
;
[ previously it was included in the ]Calophyidae
Calophyidae is a bug family in the superfamily Psylloidea.
Subfamilies and genera
In a recent (2021) review,Burckhardt D, Ouvrard D, Percy DM (2021) An updated classification of the jumping plant-lice (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) integrating molecul ...
and this placement currently (February 2025) remains in many databases. The genus was erected by Günther Enderlein
Günther Enderlein (7 July 1872 – 11 August 1968) was a German zoologist, entomologist, microbiologist, researcher, physician for 60 years, and later a manufacturer of pharmaceutical products. Enderlein received international renown for his ...
in 1921[Enderlein G (1921) ''Zool. Anz.'', 52: 121.] and species have been recorded from central and southern America
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...
.[
]
Species
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) is an international organisation that focuses on making scientific data on biodiversity available via the Internet using web services. The data are provided by many institutions from around th ...
[Global Biodiversity Information Facility: Genus ''Mastigimas'' Enderlein, 1921]
(retrieved 7 February 2025) lists:
# '' Mastigimas anjosi''
# '' Mastigimas cedrelae''
# '' Mastigimas colombianus''
# '' Mastigimas drepanodis''
# '' Mastigimas ernstii''
# '' Mastigimas peruanus''
# '' Mastigimas reseri''
# '' Mastigimas schwarzi''
References
External links
Images at iNaturalist
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Psylloidea
Psylloidea genera
Insects described in 1921
Taxa named by Günther Enderlein