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Genus Polyamia

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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 Cicadellidae (Typical Leafhoppers)
Subfamily Deltocephalinae
Tribe Deltocephalini
Genus Polyamia
Explanation of Names
Polyamia DeLong 1926
Numbers
26 species in our area, ~30 spp. total(1)
NOTE: the notation citing the taxonomic authority of the listed species may have been inputted erroneously. This is pending correction.
subgenus Copolyamia
Polyamia (Copolyamia) alboneura (DeLong, 1918): midwestern and southeasstern U.S.
Polyamia (Copolyamia) apicata (Osborn, 1900): eastern U.S. and Canada
Polyamia (Copolyamia) brevipennis (DeLong & Davidson, 1935): AL, IL
Polyamia (Copolyamia) caperata (Ball, 1900): eastern and central U.S., CO
Polyamia (Copolyamia) compacta (Osborn & Ball, 1897): eastern and central U.S.
Polyamia (Copolyamia) dilata (DeLong, 1937): IL
Polyamia (Copolyamia) herbida (DeLong, 1935): IL
Polyamia (Copolyamia) interrupta (DeLong, 1916): eastern and central U.S.
Polyamia (Copolyamia) lobata (Beamer & Tuthill, 1934): FL
Polyamia (Copolyamia) maeata (Sinada & Blocker, 1994): AZ
Polyamia (Copolyamia) multicella (Beamer & Tuthill, 1934): AZ
Polyamia (Copolyamia) nana (Beamer & Tuthill, 1934): FL
Polyamia (Copolyamia) obtecta (Osborn & Ball, 1898): eastern and central U.S.; Cuba
Polyamia (Copolyamia) ritana (Beamer & Tuthill, 1934): AZ
Polyamia (Copolyamia) rossi (DeLong, 1937): IL
Polyamia (Copolyamia) sabina (Beamer & Tuthill, 1934): AZ
Polyamia (Copolyamia) satur (Ball, 1899): CO, FL, SD, TX; Mexico
Polyamia (Copolyamia) similaris (DeLong & Davidson, 1935): IL, KY, TN
Polyamia (Copolyamia) tantilla (Beamer & Tuthill, 1934): AZ, TX
Polyamia (Copolyamia) viridis (Osborn, 1920): TX
Polyamia (Copolyamia) yavapai (Tuthill, 1930): AZ, TX
subgenus Polyamia
Polyamia (Polyamia) pulla (Beamer & Tuthill, 1934): FL
Polyamia (Polyamia) santana (Beamer & Tuthill, 1934): AZ
Polyamia (Polyamia) singularis (Beamer & Tuthill, 1934): AZ
Polyamia (Polyamia) texana (DeLong, 1926): AZ, TX to Honduras
Polyamia (Polyamia) weedi (Van Duzee, 1892): eastern and central U.S.
Range
NA (e. Canada to Panama)(1)(2)
Food
on grasses
Internet References
Taxon page(1)
Works Cited
1.Dmitriev D.A. (2003-) 3I interactive keys and taxonomic databases
2.Checklist of the Hemiptera of Canada and Alaska
Maw, H.E.L., R.G. Foottit, K.G.A. Hamilton and G.G.E. Scudder. 2000. NRC Research Press.
Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 3 October, 2005 - 8:56am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, v belov, antarctica
Last updated 29 March, 2021 - 9:16pm

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