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Bermudagrass Leafhopper (Xyphon reticulatum)
Species
Xyphon reticulatum
- Bermudagrass Leafhopper
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
Cicadomorpha (Cicadas, Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, and Treehoppers)
Superfamily
Membracoidea (Leafhoppers and Treehoppers)
Family
Cicadellidae (Typical Leafhoppers)
Subfamily
Cicadellinae (Sharpshooters)
Tribe
Cicadellini
Genus
Xyphon
Species
reticulatum
(Bermudagrass Leafhopper)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Xyphon sagittiferum
(Uhler 1895)
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1
)
Explanation of Names
Xyphon reticulatum
(Signoret 1854)
Size
6 mm
Identification
coloration highly variable, with wings from green to almost black
(
2
)
Range
se. US (TX-FL-GA) to Brazil / W. Indies -
Map
(
3
)
; introduced to w. Africa and many Pacific islands
(
2
)
Season
Mar-Oct
Food
host: bermudagrass (
Cynodon dactylon
)
(
2
)
Internet References
Species page
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2
)
Works Cited
1.
A revision of the New World sharpshooter genus Xyphon Hamilton (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae)
Catanach T.A., Dietrich C.H., Woolley J.B. 2013. Zootaxa 3741: 490-510.
2.
Wilson M.R., Turner J.A., McKamey S.H. (2009) Sharpshooter leafhoppers of the world (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae)
3.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by
john and jane balaban
on 20 October, 2006 - 6:21pm
Additional contributions by
Mike Quinn
,
v belov
Last updated 29 November, 2020 - 6:14pm