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Species Publilia erecta

Entyla Male - Publilia erecta - male hopper 2 - Publilia erecta hopper 9 - Publilia erecta Publilia modesta? - Publilia erecta Entylia turrita? - Publilia erecta Entylia turrita? - Publilia erecta Publilia? - Publilia erecta Publilia? - Publilia erecta
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 Cicadomorpha (Cicadas, Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, and Treehoppers)
Superfamily Membracoidea (Leafhoppers and Treehoppers)
Family Membracidae (Typical Treehoppers)
Subfamily Smiliinae
Tribe Polyglyptini
Genus Publilia
Species erecta (Publilia erecta)
Explanation of Names
Publilia erecta (Plummer, 1935)
Identification
"Pronotum with erect horn straight or nearly straight above head, apex of horn rounded or almost a right angle in front, almost a right angle in back; mid-dorsal depression behind horn followed by slight convexity and abrupt straight line to apex; apex not pointed; a line from highest point of convexity behind horn to lower margin of pronotum and parallel with vertical line of face and metopidium approximately one-third longer than a similar line made for porrecta; distinctly ribbed, one or more ribs following dorsal line of pronotum from convexity to apex; surface deeply punctate. Tegmina typically with only one small discoidal cell. Color varying from light brown with cream markings to dark brown with black and light-green markings; usually a small colorless transparent area in front of dorsal convexity and a smaller one behind. Abdomen dark brown to black. Legs light brown. Male: Short rounded prominence in place of erect horn. In other respects similar to the female." — Plummer, 1935
Remarks
this species has previously been misplaced on BugGuide as "Entylia turrita" which is a jr. syn. of Entylia carinata