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Genus Hylaius

Representative Images

Cicadellidae? - Hylaius oregonensis Cicadellidae? - Hylaius oregonensis - male - female Hemiptera - Hylaius oregonensis Leafhopper - Hylaius Blue lake leafhopper - Hylaius oregonensis - male Hylaius Hylaius Hylaius

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 Errhomeninae
Tribe Bathysmatophorini
Genus Hylaius

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

treated by other workers in the subfam. Bathysmatophorinae Anufriev 1978(1)

Explanation of Names

Hylaius Oman & Musgrave 1975

Numbers

only one described species, but genetic "barcoding" indicates that at least 2 biological species are present, with the BC and OR populations being quite divergent. Populations from WA have never been reported so far and may represent an undescribed species.

Range

rare, found only on Pacific coastal areas from Vancouver Island, BC south to Corvallis, OR

Remarks

info taken mostly from Dr Hamilton's comment of 30.v.2013

Works Cited

1.Dmitriev D.A. (2003‒) 3I interactive keys and taxonomic databases
Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 4 May, 2010 - 9:38am
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 31 May, 2013 - 4:06pm

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