Mulsantina
Weise, 1906
Mulsantina is a of ( ) to North and Central America and the Caribbean. The genus was established by Julius Weise in 1906, honoring French Étienne Mulsant, who had previously described this group under the name Cleis—a name later found to be preoccupied. The genus contains approximately nine .
Pronunciation
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Distribution
North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (including Haiti). Specific distribution records include Vermont and other parts of the United States.
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Etymology
The name honors Étienne Mulsant (1797–1880), a French whose 1846 and 1850 monographs on were foundational to modern . Weise renamed Mulsant's original 'Cleis' after discovering this name was already in use.
Taxonomic Note
The name 'Mulsantina' has been used in other taxonomic contexts, including as a subgenus synonym in (), but these usages are unrelated to the established by Weise.