Microcentrus caryae
Microcentrus caryae, the hickory stegaspidine treehopper, is a species of treehopper in the family Membracidae.[2][3][4][5]
| Microcentrus caryae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Membracidae |
| Genus: | Microcentrus |
| Species: | M. caryae |
| Binomial name | |
| Microcentrus caryae (Fitch, 1851) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Uroxiphus caryae Fitch 1851 Centrotus caryae (Fitch); Walker 1852a: 1147. Ledra caryae (Fitch); Glover 1878a: 2. Phaulocentrus caryae (Fitch); Fowler 1896[1] | |
Appearance
M. caryae is grayish-brown colored, but can sometimes be grayish-purple. It has a short, small, rounded pronotum, which is unlike other treehoppers.[6]
References
- Cryan, Jason R.; Robertson, James A.; Deitz, Lewis L. (1 January 2003). "Systematic Treatment". The New World Treehopper Tribe Microcentrini (Hemiptera: Membracidae: Stegaspidinae): Monographic Revision and Phylogenetic Position. doi:10.4182/RWVJ5519.2003.9.
- "Microcentrus caryae species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- "Microcentrus caryae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- "Microcentrus caryae Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- "Microcentrus caryae Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- "Hoppers of North Carolina". auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
Further reading
- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
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