Opsius

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Opsius
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Cicadellidae
Tribe: Opsiini
Genus:Opsius
Fieber, 1866

Opsius is a genus of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae. There are about 19 described species in Opsius. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Leafhopper family of insects

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.

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Species

These 19 species belong to the genus Opsius:

Opsius stactogalus, the tamarix leafhopper, is a species of leafhopper in the family Cicadellidae.

Data sources: i = ITIS, [1] c = Catalogue of Life, [2] g = GBIF, [3] b = Bugguide.net [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Opsius Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  2. 1 2 "Browse Opsius". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  3. 1 2 "Opsius". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  4. 1 2 "Opsius Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-21.

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