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Genus Chionomus

Delphacodes puella - Chionomus puellus - male

Delphacid Planthopper - Chionomus herkos

Delphacodes puella (brown) - Chionomus puellus - female

Delphacid Planthopper - Chionomus pacificus

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 Delphacoidea

Family Delphacidae (Delphacid Planthoppers)

Subfamily Delphacinae

Tribe Delphacini

Genus Chionomus

Explanation of Names

Chionomus Fennah, 1971

Numbers

10 species in our area, 14 in total (1)

Chionomus balboae (Muir and Giffard, 1924): FL to Argentina; Caribbean

Chionomus bellicosus (Muir & Giffard, 1924): CA

Chionomus cultus (Van Duzee, 1907): FL; Cuba, Jamaica, Bermuda

Chionomus dissipatus (Muir, 1926): NT, TX, LA, FL to Brazil; Galapagos; Caribbean

Chionomus havanae (Muir and Giffard, 1924): FL; Mexico to Argentina; Caribbean

Chionomus herkos Weglarz and Bartlett 2020: FL, LA

Chionomus pacificus (Crawford, 1914): transcontinental southern U.S. to Colombia

Chionomus puellus (Van Duzee, 1897): transcontinental U.S. and Canada to Venezuela; Caribbean

Chionomus quadrispinosus (Muir & Giffard, 1924): FL, LA; Caribbean; Central America

Chionomus tenae (Muir, 1926): AZ, FL; Mexico to Argentina

extralimital species

Chionomus banosensis (Muir, 1926): Ecuador

Chionomus dolonus Weglarz and Bartlett 2020: Argentina

Chionomus gluciophilus (Muir, 1926): Guatemala to Ecuador

Chionomus haywardi (Muir, 1929): South America

Range

New World

Print References

Weglarz, K.M., & Bartlett, C.R. (2020). A revision of the planthopper genus Chionomus Fennah (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Delphacidae). Zootaxa, 4811(1): 1-63. (1)

Internet References

Genus page - Univ. Delaware

Works Cited

1.	A revision of the planthopper genus Chionomus Fennah (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Delphacidae) Weglarz, K.M., and C.R. Bartlett. 2020. Zootaxa, 4811(1): 1-63.

Contributed by Solomon V. Hendrix on 24 March, 2021 - 8:43am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 9 June, 2023 - 11:24am

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