Otiocerus wolfii

Otiocerus wolfii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder:	Fulgoromorpha
Family:	Derbidae
Genus:	Otiocerus
Species:	O. wolfii
Binomial name
Otiocerus wolfii Kirby, 1821

Otiocerus wolfii is a species of derbid planthopper in the family Derbidae. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} from Canada (Ontario) and the USA (various states)

Identification

This species can be distinguished from other species of Otiocerus with overlapping ranges by the following features:

• Lacking any red on the forewings (vs O. coquebertii, reaumurii & stollii)
• Having a red stripe on the head laterally (vs O. francilloni and abbotii)
• Having a solid line on the forewing (vs. Otiocerus kirbyii, with unicolorous wings)

One species, Otiocerus amyotti, can only be differentiated from this species by the absence of a small one on the side of the head connecting the apex of the head and the red stripe in the current species, and the stripe of the tegmina reaching the apical margin of the tegmina (not the apical part of the sutral margin)

References

1. "Otiocerus wolfii species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
2. "Otiocerus wolfii". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
3. "Otiocerus wolfii Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
4. "Otiocerus wolfii Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-06.

Further reading

• Bartlett, C.R. (2012). "Planthoppers of North America" . Retrieved 2018-04-06.
• Fennah, R.G. (1969). "Fulgoroidea (Homoptera) from New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands". Pacific Insects Monographs. 21: 1–116. doi: 10.1093/besa/15.3.259b .
• Urban, Julie M.; Cryan, Jason R. (2007). "Evolution of the planthoppers (Insecta: Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 42 (2): 556–572. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.08.009. ISSN   1055-7903. PMID   17011797.

External links

• Media related to Otiocerus wolfii at Wikimedia Commons