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Genus Melormenis

Flatid Planthopper? - Melormenis basalis

Citrus Flatid Planthopper - Melormenis basalis

West Indian Flatid Planthopper - Melormenis basalis

West Indian flatid planthopper - adult - Melormenis basalis

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 Flatidae (Flatid Planthoppers)

Subfamily Flatinae

Tribe Nephesini

Genus Melormenis

Explanation of Names

Melormenis Metcalf 1938

Numbers

2 spp. (of which M. basalis adventive) in our area, 7 spp. total(1)

Range

neotropical, ranging north into CA & FL(1)

Internet References

Taxon page(1)

Works Cited

1.	Bartlett C.R. and contributors (2017-) Planthoppers of North America

Contributed by Chris Mallory on 10 June, 2019 - 12:59am
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 1 June, 2023 - 9:03pm

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