Vanduzea arquata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
Family: | Membracidae |
Genus: | Vanduzea |
Species: | V. arquata |
Binomial name | |
Vanduzea arquata Say | |
Vanduzea arquata, the black locust treehopper, is a species of treehopper in the family Membracidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is found in North America. Females lay their eggs in the buds of black locust trees. These membracids are attended to by ants, such as Formica subsericea . [5]