What is "nascio"

In Roman mythology, Nascio ( Latin: "birth") was one of many goddesses of birth, and a protector of infants. She assisted Lucina in her functions, and was analogous to the Greek Eileithyia. She had a sanctuary in the neighborhood of Ardea.

Nascio is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:

• Nascio chydaea Olliff, 1886
• Nascio simillima van de Poll, 1886
• Nascio vetusta (Boisduval, 1835)
• Nascio xanthura (Gory & Laporte, 1839)