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Genus Catonia

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071123 ? - Catonia picta Catonia picta Achilid Planthopper - Catonia picta Catonia nava 9048922 Catonia - Catonia nava NCSU 0045341 - Catonia pini - male Catonia - Catonia carolina Pennsylvania Planthopper for ID - Catonia nava

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 Achilidae (Achilid Planthoppers)
Tribe Plectoderini
Genus Catonia

Explanation of Names

Catonia Uhler 1895

Numbers

10 spp. in our area (all in the nominate subgenus), ~40 total (2 subgenera, one monotypic)(1)
Catonia arbutina Ball, 1933
Catonia bicinctura Van Duzee, 1915
Catonia carolina Metcalf, 1923
Catonia cinctifrons (Fitch, 1856)
Catonia lunata Metcalf, 1923
Catonia nava (Say, 1830)
Catonia picta Van Duzee, 1908
Catonia pini Metcalf, 1923
Catonia pumila Van Duzee, 1908
Catonia texana O'Brien, 1971

Range

New World, more diverse in the Neotropics; in our area, mostly eastern, with one sp. restricted to AZ(2)(1)

Remarks

Most often taken at lights(1)

Internet References

Genus page - Univ. Delaware(1)

Works Cited

1.Bartlett C.R. and contributors (2017-) Planthoppers of North America
2.Dmitriev D.A. (2003‒) 3I interactive keys and taxonomic databases
Contributed by Giff Beaton on 8 October, 2006 - 6:13pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov, antarctica
Last updated 30 March, 2024 - 4:57pm

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