Japananus

Japananus
Japananus hyalinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Family:	Cicadellidae
Subfamily:	Deltocephalinae
Tribe:	Scaphytopiini
Genus:	Japananus Ball, 1931 [1]
Type species
Platymetopius hyalinus Osborn, 1900

Japananus is a genus of leafhoppers of the subfamily Deltocephalinae. Six species are currently placed in the genus, ^{[2] [3]} all native to Asia and typically feeding on Acer species. One species, J. hyalinus , has spread throughout the Northern Hemisphere and Australia with the trade in cultivated maples. ^[4]

Species

• Japananus hyalinus (Osborn, 1900) - cosmopolitan by introduction
• Japananus aceri (Matsumura, 1914) - Japan, Korea, China.
• Japananus nepalicus Viraktamath & Anantha Murthy, 1999 - Nepal
• Japananus bicurvatus Xing, Dai et Li, 2008 - China
• Japananus meilingensis Xing, Dai et Li, 2010 - China
• Japananus lamellosus Xing, Dai et Li, 2010 - China

References

1. Ball, E.D. (1931). "Some new North American genera and species in the group formerly called Platymetopius (Rhynchota, Homoptera)" . Canadian Entomologist. 63: 216-222. doi:10.4039/Ent63224-10 . Retrieved 2024-12-29.
2. Xing, J.; Dai, R.; Li, Z. (2008). "A taxonomic study on the genus Japananus Ball (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae), with description of one new species from China". ZooKeys (3): 23–28. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.3.24 .
3. Xing, J.; Dai, R.; Li, Z. (2010). "Two new species of the genus Japananus Ball, 1931 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2415: 63–68. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2415.1.6.
4. Tuffen, M.; et al. (17 September 2014). "Rapid Pest Risk Analysis (PRA) for Japananus hyalinus" (PDF). Food & Environment Research Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.