Thionia bullata

Thionia bullata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder:	Fulgoromorpha
Family:	Issidae
Tribe:	Thioniini
Subtribe:	Thioniina
Genus:	Thionia
Species:	T. bullata
Binomial name
Thionia bullata (Say, 1830)

Thionia bullata is a species of issid planthopper in the family Issidae. ^{[1] [2]} It can be found in the United States. ^[1] Pine trees, specifically Pinus taeda , Pinus echinata , and Pinus virginiana species, are its host plant. ^[3]

Thionia bullata nymph

References

1. "Thionia bullata (Say, 1830)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
2. "Planthoppers: FLOW Website". flow.hemiptera-databases.org. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
3. Wheeler, A. G.; Wilson, Stephen W. (1988). "Notes on the Biology and Immatures of the Issid Planthoppers Thionia bullata and T. simplex (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea)". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 96 (3): 266–273. ISSN   0028-7199. JSTOR   25009684.

Further reading

• Bartlett, C.R. (2012). "Planthoppers of North America" . Retrieved 2018-04-11.
• Fennah, R.G. (1969). "Fulgoroidea (Homoptera) from New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands". Pacific Insects Monographs. 21 (3): 259–260. 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. Bibcode:2007MolPE..42..556U. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.08.009. ISSN   1055-7903. PMID   17011797.