Scaralina

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Scaralina
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Scaralina aethrinsula
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha
Family: Fulgoridae
Subfamily: Poiocerinae
Tribe: Poiocerini
Genus: Scaralina
Yanega, 2024
Type species
Calyptoproctus marmoratus
Spinola, 1839

Scaralina is a genus of planthoppers in the family Fulgoridae occurring in North America and Central America, from Idaho to Panama. [1]

Biology

All but one of the known species of Scaralina occur at higher elevations, above 1000 meters, and appear to be associated with oaks (Quercus spp.). [1] Adults are readily and commonly attracted to blacklights, and are especially abundant and diverse in the Madrean Sky Islands bioregion. [1]

Species

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<i>Acanalonia</i> Genus of true bugs

Acanalonia is a genus of planthopper and contains the majority of the species within the family Acanaloniidae. Species have been recorded from southern Europe and the Americas.

<i>Penthicodes</i> Genus of planthoppers

Penthicodes is a genus of planthoppers belonging to the family Fulgoridae, subfamily Aphaeninae: found in South-East Asia. The genus name was formerly treated as feminine, but in 2022 it was revised to masculine in accordance with ICZN Article 30.1.4.4, changing the spelling of several species' names.

<i>Calyptoproctus</i> Genus of planthoppers

Calyptoproctus is a genus of planthoppers in the family Fulgoridae; records are from Central and South America.

<i>Lycorma</i> Genus of planthoppers

Lycorma is a genus of planthoppers native to Asia. The first species within the genus was described by Frederick William Hope in 1843 and the genus was formally established by Carl Stål in 1863.

<i>Stobaera</i> Genus of true bugs

Stobaera is a genus of delphacid planthoppers in the family Delphacidae. There are about 14 described species in Stobaera.

<i>Flatormenis</i> Genus of planthoppers

Flatormenis is a genus of flatid planthoppers in the family Flatidae from North and central America. There are about 15 described species in Flatormenis.

<i>Ormenaria</i> Genus of planthoppers

Ormenaria is a genus of flatid planthoppers in the family Flatidae. There are at least two described species in Ormenaria.

Prokelisia is a genus of delphacid planthoppers in the family Delphacidae. There are about five described species in Prokelisia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Poiocerinae</span> Subfamily of planthoppers

The subfamily Poiocerinae include Hemipteran insects in the family Fulgoridae, found especially in the tropics.

<i>Penthicodes variegatus</i> Species of planthopper

Penthicodes variegatus is a species of planthoppers in the subfamily Aphaeninae (Fulgoridae): found in South-East Asia. It belongs to the subgenus EreosomaKirkaldy, 1906. The genus name was formerly treated as feminine, but in 2022 it was revised to masculine in accordance with ICZN Article 30.1.4.4, changing the spelling of this species' name from variegata to variegatus.

Penthicodes pulchellus is a species of planthoppers in the subfamily Aphaeninae (Fulgoridae): found in southern India, Indo-China and Malesia. It belongs to the subgenus EreosomaKirkaldy, 1906. The genus name was formerly treated as feminine, but in 2022 it was revised to masculine in accordance with ICZN Article 30.1.4.4, changing the spelling of this species' name from pulchella to pulchellus.

<i>Chionomus</i> Genus of planthoppers

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<i>Lycorma imperialis</i> Species of insect

Lycorma imperialis is a planthopper indigenous to parts of China and Indo-Malaysia. L. imperialis was originally discovered in 1846 by Adam White and has one recognized non-nominate subspecies, L. i. punicea. L. imperialis has undergone a number of reclassifications since its discovery and is one of four species in the genus Lycorma. L. imperialis follows a hemimetabolous life cycle and will undergo a series of nymphal stages (instars) before maturing to an adult.

Alphina is a genus of planthoppers in the family Fulgoridae occurring in South America.

<i>Scaralis</i> Genus of planthoppers

Scaralis is a genus of planthoppers in the family Fulgoridae occurring in Central America and South America. The genus contains 13 species, placed into two subgenera.

<i>Scaralina aethrinsula</i> Species of planthopper

Scaralina aethrinsula is a species of planthopper in the family Fulgoridae. It is found from Idaho in the United States south to the Sierra Madre Occidental in Mexico. It is one of four species that were, for several decades, erroneously grouped together under a single name, Alphina glauca; this name is now treated as a synonym of S. marmorata.

Scaralina cristata is a species of planthopper in the family Fulgoridae. It is found from Arizona in the United States south to the Sierra Madre Occidental in Mexico. It is one of four species that were, for several decades, erroneously grouped together under a single name, Alphina glauca; this name is now treated as a synonym of S. marmorata.

Scaralina metcalfi is a species of planthopper in the family Fulgoridae. It is found from Arizona in the United States south to the Sierra Madre Occidental in Mexico. It is one of four species that were, for several decades, erroneously grouped together under a single name, Alphina glauca; this name is now treated as a synonym of S. marmorata.

Scaralina marmorata is a species of planthopper in the family Fulgoridae, found throughout the southeastern United States. It is one of four species that were, for several decades, erroneously grouped together under a single name, Alphina glauca; this name is now treated as a synonym of S. marmorata.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Yanega, D., Goemans, G., Van Dam M., Gómez-Marco, F., Hoddle, M. (2024) Description of a new genus of North and Central American planthoppers (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) with fourteen new species. Zootaxa 5443: 1-53. DOI: 10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5443.1.1