Draeculacephala minerva | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Family: | Cicadellidae |
Tribe: | Cicadellini |
Genus: | Draeculacephala |
Species: | D. minerva |
Binomial name | |
Draeculacephala minerva Ball, 1927 | |
Draeculacephala minerva (sometimes known as the grass sharpshooter or green sharpshooter), is a species in the family Cicadellidae. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The glassy-winged sharpshooter is a large leafhopper insect from the family Cicadellidae, similar to other species of sharpshooter.
A leafhopper is the common name for any species from the family Cicadellidae. These minute insects, colloquially known as hoppers, are plant feeders that suck plant sap from grass, shrubs, or trees. Their hind legs are modified for jumping, and are covered with hairs that facilitate the spreading of a secretion over their bodies that acts as a water repellent and carrier of pheromones. They undergo a partial metamorphosis, and have various host associations, varying from very generalized to very specific. Some species have a cosmopolitan distribution, or occur throughout the temperate and tropical regions. Some are pests or vectors of plant viruses and phytoplasmas. The family is distributed all over the world, and constitutes the second-largest hemipteran family, with at least 20,000 described species.
Gonatocerus triguttatus is a species of fairyfly. It is an egg parasitoid of the glassy-winged sharpshooter, Homalodisca vitripennis. It was originally described from Caroni County, Trinidad.
Eratoneura is a genus of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae. There are at least 190 described species in Eratoneura.
Graphocephala versuta is a species of sharpshooter in the family Cicadellidae.
Cicadellini is a tribe of sharpshooters in the family Cicadellidae. There are over 300 genera and several thousand described species in Cicadellini.
Helochara communis, the bog leafhopper, is a species of sharpshooter in the family Cicadellidae.
Helochara is a genus of sharpshooters in the family Cicadellidae. There are about six described species in Helochara.
Oncometopia clarior is a species of sharpshooter in the family Cicadellidae.
Oncometopia orbona, the broad-headed sharpshooter, is a species of sharpshooter in the family Cicadellidae.
Paraulacizes irrorata, the speckled sharpshooter, is a species of sharpshooter in the family Cicadellidae.
Paraulacizes is a genus of sharpshooters in the family Cicadellidae. There are about 11 described species in Paraulacizes.
Sibovia occatoria, the Yellow-striped Leafhopper, is a species of sharpshooter native to North and Central America, from the United States to El Salvador in the family Cicadellidae.
Sibovia is a genus of sharpshooters in the family Cicadellidae. There are at least 30 described species in Sibovia.
Tylozygus bifidus is a species of sharpshooter in the family Cicadellidae.
Tylozygus is a genus of sharpshooters in the family Cicadellidae. There are about six described species in Tylozygus.
Tylozygus geometricus is a species of sharpshooter in the family Cicadellidae.
Xyphon flaviceps, the yellow-headed leafhopper, is a species of sharpshooter in the family Cicadellidae.
Xyphon is a genus of sharpshooters in the family Cicadellidae. There are about seven described species in Xyphon.
Draeculacephala is a genus of leafhoppers. It is one of the most common and widespread genera of leafhoppers in the New World. There are at least 25 described species in Draeculacephala.
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