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Genus Neaethus

Issid Planthopper IMG_6449 - Neaethus maculatus

N. jacintiensus from Santa Cruz Island - Neaethus jacintiensus

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)

Works Cited

1.	Dmitriev D.A. (2003-) 3I interactive keys and taxonomic databases

2.	Bartlett C.R. and contributors (2017-) Planthoppers of North America

Contributed by Jim McClarin on 31 March, 2006 - 8:08pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, kschnei, v belov, James Bailey, antarctica
Last updated 16 December, 2020 - 4:54pm

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