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Genus Neaethus

Hopper? (The real deal) - Neaethus Neaethus something? - Neaethus Issid Planthopper IMG_6449 - Neaethus maculatus Neaethus vitripennis? - Neaethus Madera planthopper A - Neaethus Unknown Insect - Neaethus Which Plant Hopper ?? - Neaethus Neaethus sp. - Neaethus
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 Tropiduchidae (Tropiduchid Planthoppers)
Tribe Elicini
Genus Neaethus
Explanation of Names
Neaethus (Stål, 1861)
Numbers
17 spp, all in our area(1)(2)
Neaethus bicornis (Doering, 1941): CA
Neaethus consuetus (Doering, 1941): CA
Neaethus curvaminis (Doering, 1938): AZ
Neaethus diversus (Doering, 1938): AZ
Neaethus fenestratus (Melichar, 1906): AZ, CA, NM, UT
Neaethus fragosus (Van Duzee, 1921): CA
Neaethus grossus (Melichar, 1906): AZ, CA
Neaethus jacintiensus (Doering, 1938): CA; Mexico (Baja California)
Neaethus maculatus (Melichar, 1906): CA
Neaethus nigronervosus (Melichar, 1906): AZ, CA, UT
Neaethus perlucidus (Doering, 1938): CA
Neaethus semivitreus (Fowler, 1896): CA
Neaethus similis (Doering, 1938): CA
Neaethus sinehamatus (Doering, 1938): CA
Neaethus unicus (Doering, 1941): CA
Neaethus uniformis (Doering, 1938): AZ, CA
Neaethus vitripennis (Stål, 1854): AZ, CA
Identification
Broadly rounded transparent to translucent wings, with prominent veins. Most associated with oak species. Key to species here.
Range
mostly CA-AZ(2)
Internet References
Genus page - Univ. Delaware(2)