Pyrops maculatus
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Pyrops maculatus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
Infraorder: | Fulgoromorpha |
Family: | Fulgoridae |
Genus: | Pyrops |
Species: | P. maculatus
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Binomial name | |
Pyrops maculatus (Olivier, 1791)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Pyrops maculatus is a species of planthopper belonging to the family Fulgoridae. A population is found in Sri Lanka while another is known from southwestern India.[2]
Subspecies
Subspecies are:[2][3]
- Pyrops maculatus delessertii (Guérin-Méneville, 1840) – found in the Western Ghats of India, treated as Pyrops delessertii by some
- Pyrops maculatus fulvirostris (Walker, 1858) - Sri Lanka
- Pyrops maculatus maculatus (Olivier, 1791)
Distribution
This species is present in Sri Lanka[4] and southern India.[2]
Description
Pyrops maculatus can reach a length of 30–40 mm (1.2–1.6 in). This species shows large white spots on tegmina and a broad brown area along all sutural margin.[4]
References
- ^ "Catalogue of Life : Pyrops maculatus (Olivier, 1791)". catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
- ^ a b c Bourgoin Th. (2019). "FLOW (Fulgoromorpha Lists on The Web): a world knowledge base dedicated to Fulgoromorpha. Version 8". Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Pyrops maculatus". BioLib.cz. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ a b Constant, Jérôme & Mohan, Ashwini Venkatanarayana (2017). "The lanternflies from Andaman and Nicobar: one new Pyrops species, new records and illustrated key to the species (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoridae)". Belgian Journal of Entomology. 49: 1–24.
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