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Species Pissonotus piceus

Planthopper (Pissonotus)? - Pissonotus piceus - male Dark planthopper with clear wings - Pissonotus piceus Pissonotus - Pissonotus piceus - male Pissonotus - Pissonotus piceus - male Pissonotus piceus - female adult lateral - Pissonotus piceus - female planthopper - Pissonotus piceus Pissonotus piceus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder Auchenorrhyncha (True Hoppers)
Infraorder Fulgoromorpha (Planthoppers)
Superfamily Delphacoidea
Family Delphacidae (Delphacid Planthoppers)
Subfamily Delphacinae
Tribe Delphacini
Genus Pissonotus
Species piceus (Pissonotus piceus)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Pissonotus piceus (Van Duzee, 1894)
Orig. Comb: Megamelus piceus Van Duzee, 1894
Identification
The way the white band across the wing tips is almost interrupted by a black spot is distinctive.
[Dr. Andy Hamilton]
Range
e. NA (e.TX-FL-QC-OK) - Map (1)
Remarks
Males are black, females brown
Print References
Osborn, H. (1938) The Fulgoridae of Ohio. Bulletin of the Ohio Biological Survey. Colombus, Ohio, 6: 283-349.
Works Cited
1.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by Claude Pilon on 15 November, 2007 - 1:14pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, Graham M
Last updated 3 November, 2023 - 6:13pm

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