Cixius nervosus

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Cixius nervosus
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Cixius cf C. nervosus, dorsal view
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha
Family: Cixiidae
Genus: Cixius
Species:
C. nervosus
Binomial name
Cixius nervosus
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Cixius nervosus is a species of planthoppers in the tribe Cixiini. [1]

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Subspecies

Description

Cixius nervosus can reach a length of 6.5–7.5 millimetres (0.26–0.30 in) in males, of 7–8.5 millimetres (0.28–0.33 in) in females. [2] These large planthoppers show three keels on the scutellum . [3] The front wings are transparent, with two dark brown band and faint brown markings posteriorly. Dark spots there are along the costal margin and smaller spots on veins. [2]

Adults can be found from May to October. [2]

Distribution

This widespread species is present in most of Europe, the East Palearctic realm, and the Nearctic realm. [4] [5]

Habitat

These common planthoppers live on deciduous trees, on hedge rows and in meadows and scrublands. [3]

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