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Species Bifoliarus sablensis

Representative Images

UDCC_TCN 00070028 - Bifoliarus sablensis UDCC_TCN 00070028 - Bifoliarus sablensis UDCC_TCN 00003015 - Bifoliarus sablensis UDCC_TCN 00003015 - Bifoliarus sablensis UDCC_TCN 00003015 - Bifoliarus sablensis UDCC_TCN 00102502 (HOLOTYPE) - Bifoliarus sablensis - male UDCC_TCN 00102502 (HOLOTYPE) - Bifoliarus sablensis - male UDCC_TCN 00102502 (HOLOTYPE) - Bifoliarus sablensis - 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 Fulgoromorpha (Planthoppers)
Superfamily Delphacoidea
Family Cixiidae (Cixiid Planthoppers)
Subfamily Cixiinae
Tribe Pentastirini
Genus Bifoliarus
Species sablensis (Bifoliarus sablensis)

Explanation of Names

Bifoliarus sablensis (Caldwell, 1951)
= Oliarus sablensis Caldwell, 1951
= Melanoliarus sablensis (Caldwell, 1951)

Range

Canada (NB, NS, ON); USA (CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, WV)(1)

Works Cited

1.Reclassification of the Planthopper Genus Melanoliarus Fennah, 1945 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae), primarily North of Mex
Hendrix, S.V. & Bartlett, C.R. 2025. Zootaxa.
Contributed by Solomon V. Hendrix on 4 October, 2021 - 3:21pm
Last updated 16 April, 2025 - 10:51am

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