Membracis

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Membracis
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Membracis dorsata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Membracidae
Subfamily: Membracinae
Tribe: Membracini
Genus: Membracis
FabriciusThe Membracis' (''''') 1775

Membracis is a genus of treehoppers in the family Membracidae. There are more than 50 described species in Membracis. [1]

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Membracis mexicana

Species

These 51 species belong to the genus Membracis:

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<i>Umbonia</i> Genus of treehoppers

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References

  1. "Membracis". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-03-28.

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