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Species Idiocerus n-species - Undescribed Idiocerus Species

Idiocerus albolinea - Idiocerus n-species Idiocerus albolinea - Idiocerus n-species Leafhopper - Idiocerus n-species Leafhopper - Idiocerus n-species Hopper for ID - Idiocerus n-species Idiocerus - Idiocerus n-species - male Idiocerus - Idiocerus n-species - male Idiocerus - Idiocerus n-species - male
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 Eurymelinae
Tribe Idiocerini
Genus Idiocerus
Species n-species (Undescribed Idiocerus Species)
Identification
In many aspects resembles I. albolinea (found in Canada and adjacent states) but is southerly in distribution; has also been confused with I. alternatus: some specimens from North Carolina in NCSU collection labeled as alternatus actually pertain to this undescribed species. A female specimen that was DNA barcoded in 2018 was determined to be highly divergent from I. apache and I. albolinea, supporting the notion that this 'species' is undescribed.
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