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Genus Euscelidius

leafhopper - Euscelidius variegatus leafhopper with blue markings - Euscelidius variegatus Heap o' hoppers from Nix: On bindweed. - Euscelidius variegatus Heap o' hoppers from Nix - This one looks familiar, but I can't figure it out myself. - Euscelidius variegatus Leafhopper - Euscelidius variegatus Oregon Leafhopper #15 - Euscelidius variegatus Euscelidius variegatus? - Euscelidius variegatus Athysanini?  - Euscelidius
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 Athysanini
No Taxon (genus-group Athysanus)
Genus Euscelidius
Explanation of Names
Euscelidius Ribaut, 1942
Numbers
2 spp. in our area, 6 spp. total(1)
Euscelidius schenckii (Kirschbaum, 1868): western U.S. and Canada; introduced from Europe
Euscelidius variegatus (Kirschbaum, 1858): western U.S. and Canada; introduced from Europe