Comprehensive identification guide to treehoppers of the Eastern U.S. (Hemiptera: Membracidae). Includes 293 color photographs depicting 116 treehopper species. Provides general information on their systematics, biology, ecology, behavior, and a revised checklist of the PA species.

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Contributed by John VanDyk on 30 April, 2025 - 2:52pm

Some new treehoppers from the southwest with notes on others.

By Ball, E.D.
Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 46: 25–32., 1933

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Ball, E.D. (1933) Some new treehoppers from the southwest with notes on others. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 46: 25–32.

Treehoppers are as a rule strictly confined to a single host or to closely related species of plants. It is little wonder then that intensive collecting in the arid Southwest should bring to light a number of new species and that a number of these should represent genera, not previously known from the United States, while others represent new an

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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 20 February, 2025 - 8:29pm

Treehoppers of tropical America / Membrácidos de la América tropical.

By Godoy, C.; Miranda, X.; Nishida, K.
INBio, Santo Domingo de Heredia, Costa Rica. 352 pp., 2006

Godoy, C.; Miranda, X.; Nishida, K. 2006. Treehoppers of tropical America / Membrácidos de la América tropical. INBio, Santo Domingo de Heredia, Costa Rica. 352 pp.

Language Notes: Spanish text and English translation; translation by Christina Feeny

The first part of this field guide consists of an extensive introduction to the family Membracidae including morphology, behavior, mutualistic relationships with other organisms, and host plants. Also included are illustrated keys to the genera utilizing the form of the pronotum and illustrated taxonomic keys to the subfamilies and tribes.

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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 22 February, 2023 - 1:02pm

Studies in North American Membracidae.

By Van Duzee, E.P.
Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences 9(1): 29–127., 1908

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Van Duzee, E.P. (1908) Studies in North American Membracidae. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences 9(1): 29–127.

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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 2 August, 2017 - 6:54pm

Checklist of treehoppers of Panama (Hem.: Membracidae) with a list of checklists and keys to the Nearctic and Neotropical fauna

By Flynn D.J.
Zootaxa 3405: 35–63, 2012

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posted here mainly because of the precious bibliography

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Contributed by v belov on 11 January, 2013 - 10:29am

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