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Species Otiocerus abbotii

Planthopper for ID - Otiocerus abbotii? - Otiocerus abbotii

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 Derbidae (Derbid Planthoppers)

Subfamily Otiocerinae

Tribe Otiocerini

Genus Otiocerus

Species abbotii (Otiocerus abbotii)

Explanation of Names

Otiocerus abbotii Kirby 1821

Size

Body = 4.5mm; Overall = 9.5mm; Wingspan = 16.5mm (1)

Identification

This is the only pale species in the genus marked only with spots. --Andy Hamilton, 27.viii.2013

Range

e. US (NJ-FL to MN-KS-TX) + ON(2)

Works Cited

1.	The Fulgoridae or plant-hoppers of Mississippi. Dozier, H.L. 1922. Discertation, The Ohio State University, Columbus. 152 pp.

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

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 27 August, 2013 - 2:20pm
Additional contributions by Robert Lord Zimlich, v belov
Last updated 14 August, 2016 - 7:48pm

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