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Subgenus Scolops

Dictyopharidae, The Partridge Bugs - Scolops sulcipes - male - female

Unknown weevil - Scolops sulcipes - male - female

UDCC_TCN 00021503 - Scolops robustus - female

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 Dictyopharidae (Dictyopharid Planthoppers)

Subfamily Dictyopharinae

Tribe Scoloptini

Genus Scolops

No Taxon Subgenus Scolops

Numbers

27 spp., all in our area(1)

Range

most of the US, 4 spp. range into Canada; more diverse in the west, only 4 spp. in the east(1)

Remarks

"Andy is probably right that perdix and pungens are the same." --C.R. Bartlett, pers. comm. to =v= 31.vii.2017

Works Cited

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

Contributed by v belov on 5 November, 2010 - 9:31am
Last updated 31 July, 2017 - 2:55pm

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