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Genus Oecleus

Cixiidae - Oecleus Hopper ???? - Oecleus Female, Oecleus?  - Oecleus - female UDCC_TCN 00028619 - Oecleus borealis - female UDCC_TCN 00118540 - Oecleus planus - male Oecleus UDCC_TCN 00102430 (HOLOTYPE) - Oecleus palton - male Oecleus - 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 Oecleini
Genus Oecleus
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
revised in (1)
Explanation of Names
Oecleus Stål 1862
Numbers
44 spp. in our area, 64 total(2)
Oecleus arnellus Ball & Klingenberg, 1935: AZ, NV, TX, UT
Oecleus augur Kramer, 1977: AZ, TX
Oecleus balli Kramer, 1977: AZ, CA, NV
Oecleus biflagellatus O’Brien, 1982: AZ
Oecleus borealis Van Duzee, 1912: transcontinental U.S.
Oecleus campestris Ball, 1902: western U.S.
Oecleus capitulatus Van Duzee, 1912: AZ
Oecleus centronus Ball & Klingenberg, 1935: AZ
Oecleus chrisjohni Kramer, 1977: IL, MO, TX
Oecleus cucullus Kramer, 1977: western U.S.
Oecleus epetrion Kramer, 1977: IL, TX
Oecleus excavatus Ball, 1902: western and central U.S.
Oecleus fulvidorsum Ball, 1902: western U.S., TX
Oecleus glochin Kramer, 1977: CA, NV, UT
Oecleus jenniferae Kramer, 1977: AZ
Oecleus lineatus Ball, 1902: western U.S., TX
Oecleus lyra Kramer, 1977: AZ
Oecleus martharum Kramer, 1977: western U.S.
Oecleus monilipennis Van Duzee, 1923: western U.S., TX; Mexico
Oecleus natatorius Ball, 1937: AZ
Oecleus netrion Kramer, 1977: CA
Oecleus netron Kramer, 1977: AZ
Oecleus nolinus Ball & Klingenberg, 1935: AZ, NM, TX
Oecleus obrieni O’Brien, 1982: TX
Oecleus obtusus Ball, 1902: western U.S. and Canada; Mexico
Oecleus palton Kramer, 1977: AZ
Oecleus patulus Kramer, 1977: AZ
Oecleus pellucens Fowler, 1904: AZ to El Salvador
Oecleus perpictus Van Duzee, 1929: AZ, CA; Mexico
Oecleus pigmy Ball & Klingenberg, 1935: western U.S., TX
Oecleus piperatus Ball & Klingenberg, 1935: AZ, CA; Mexico
Oecleus planus Ball & Klingenberg, 1935: CA, NV
Oecleus pontifex Kramer, 1977: AZ
Oecleus productus Metcalf, 1923: transcontinental U.S.; Mexico
Oecleus quadrilineatus Van Duzee, 1912: AZ
Oecleus rhion Kramer, 1977: AZ
Oecleus sagittanus Ball & Klingenberg, 1935: CA, NV, UT
Oecleus snowi Ball, 1905: AZ, CA, TX; Mexico
Oecleus subreflexus Van Duzee, 1925: western U.S.
Oecleus tamiamus Ball & Klingenberg, 1935: FL, GA
Oecleus troxanon Kramer, 1977: UT
Oecleus vates Kramer, 1977: AZ
Oecleus venosus Van Duzee, 1912: western U.S. and Canada
Reported in error from the U.S.:
Oecleus decens Stål, 1862: Mexico—Baja California, Jalisco, Morelos, Sonora
Range
NA (Canada to El Salvador), most spp. in sw. US and Mexico(2)
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