Lystra pulverulenta

Lystra pulverulenta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder:	Fulgoromorpha
Family:	Fulgoridae
Genus:	Lystra
Species:	L. pulverulenta
Binomial name
Lystra pulverulenta (Olivier, 1791)
Synonyms
Fulgora pulverulentaOlivier, 1791

Lystra pulverulenta is a species of planthopper in the genus Lystra . It is found in South America. ^[1]

Identification

With a waxed head and thorax, it has an elaborate long "tail of wax". The basal 2/3rds of the forewing is whole waxed, by which it can be separated from L. lanata . The remainder of the forewing is black. ^[2]

Distribution

The species is found in Brazil, Suriname, and French Guinea. ^[3]

References

1. https://hoppers.speciesfile.org/otus/72213/overview ^{[ bare URL ]}
2. https://cdnfiles1.biolovision.net/www.faune-guyane.fr/userfiles/Documentsdivers/Cigales/LapzeDalens2021.GuidedesFulgoresdeGuyanev1.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
3. https://flow.hemiptera-databases.org/flow/?page=explorer&db=flow&lang=en&card=species&id=9099 ^{[ bare URL ]}