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Species Paralixes scutatus

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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 Fulgoromorpha (Planthoppers)
Superfamily Fulgoroidea
Family Issidae (Issid Planthoppers)
Subfamily Thioniinae
Genus Paralixes
Species scutatus (Paralixes scutatus)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Paralixes scutatus (Walker)
Orig. Comb: Issus scutatus Walker, 1858
Numbers
1 sp. n. of Mex.(1)
Range
AZ & w. to c. TX to Guatemala - Map (2)(3), most records from across the southern half of the Edwards Plateau of c. TX
Habitat
adult and imm. found in separate caves in c. TX(4)
Remarks
rarely encountered(1)
Internet References
Genus page - Univ. Delaware(1)