The glassy-winged sharpshooter is a large leafhopper, similar to other species of sharpshooter.
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.
Brochosomes are intricately structured microscopic granules secreted by leafhoppers and typically found on their body surface and, more rarely, eggs. Brochosomes were first described in 1952 with the aid of an electron microscope. Brochosomes are hydrophobic and help keep the insect cuticle clean. These particles have also been found in samples of air and can easily contaminate foreign objects, which explains erroneous reports of brochosomes on other insects.
The Mymaridae, commonly known as fairyflies or fairy wasps, are a family of chalcidoid wasps found in temperate and tropical regions throughout the world. The family contains around 100 genera with 1,400 species.
Gonatocerus triguttatus is a species of fairyfly. It is an egg parasitoid of the glassy-winged sharpshooter, Homalodisca vitripennis. It was originally described from Caroni County, Trinidad.
Erythroneura elegans is a species of leafhopper in the family Cicadellidae.
Gonatocerus ashmeadi is a species of fairyfly. Its natural range is Florida, Louisiana, northeastern Mexico, Mississippi, North Carolina, eastern Texas, and southern and central California.
Gonatocerus tuberculifemur is a species of fairyfly. It is an egg parasitoid of Tapajosa rubromarginata, a leafhopper.
Graphocephala versuta is a species of sharpshooter in the family Cicadellidae.
Helochara communis, the bog leafhopper, is a species of sharpshooter in the family Cicadellidae.
Oncometopia clarior is a species of sharpshooter in the family Cicadellidae.
Oncometopia orbona, the broad-headed sharpshooter, is a species of sharpshooter in the family Cicadellidae.
Osbornellus limosus is a species of leafhopper in the family Cicadellidae.
Paraphlepsius collitus is a species of leafhopper in the family Cicadellidae.
Paraulacizes is a genus of sharpshooters in the family Cicadellidae. There are about 11 described species in Paraulacizes.
Penthimia americana is a species of leafhopper in the family Cicadellidae.
Sibovia occatoria, commonly known as the yellow-striped leafhopper, is a species of sharpshooter in the family Cicadellidae. It is native to North and Central America, from the United States to El Salvador.
Tylozygus bifidus is a species of sharpshooter in the family Cicadellidae.
Tylozygus geometricus is a species of sharpshooter in the family Cicadellidae.
Xyphon flaviceps, the yellow-headed leafhopper, is a species of sharpshooter in the family Cicadellidae.
