Andixius trifurcus

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Andixius trifurcus
Andixius trifurcus (10.3897-zookeys.739.13043) Figures 1-4 (cropped).jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha
Family: Cixiidae
Genus: Andixius
Species:
A. trifurcus
Binomial name
Andixius trifurcus
Zhi & Chen, 2018

Andixius trifurcus is a species of planthopper belonging to the family Cixiidae. It is endemic to Yunnan, China. [1]

The females are larger than the males, having a body lengths of 7.9–8.2 millimetres (0.31–0.32 in) and 6.4–6.8 millimetres (0.25–0.27 in), respectively. Both sexes have yellow-brown bodies and dark brown to black antennae. Their eyes are brown, translucent, and have a yellow ocelli. Unlike the similar-looking Andixius longispinus, they have larger brown markings on the wings and lack a tan spot. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Zhi, Y.; Yang, L.; Zhang, P.; Chen, X. S. (2018-02-22). "Two new species of the genus Andixius Emeljanov & Hayashi from China". ZooKeys (739): 55–64. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.739.13043 . PMC   5904517 . PMID   29674881 . Retrieved 3 April 2018.