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Platycotis treehopper? - Platycotis minax
Copyright © 2014 Ken Schneider

Platycotis treehopper? - Platycotis minax
Redwood City, Stulsaft Park, San Mateo County, California, USA
April 9, 2014
Size: ca 6-7 mm
Beat from Quercus sp. shrub.

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Contributed by Ken Schneider on 9 April, 2014 - 8:20pm
Last updated 21 February, 2022 - 12:06am

Moved
Moved from Platycotis tuberculata.
… Solomon Hendrix, 21 February, 2022 - 12:06am

Moved
Moved from Platycotis.
… Ken Schneider, 5 May, 2014 - 1:43pm

 
Thanks Andy!
Looks like a new species for BG. Possibly a "range extension", as San Mateo County is squarely in central California?
… Ken Schneider, 5 May, 2014 - 1:44pm

Moved
Moved from Free-living Hemipterans. Thanks, Liam!
… Ken Schneider, 9 April, 2014 - 8:45pm

Most certainly is! I have yet
Most certainly is! I have yet to find one of these suckers in California!
… William Ericson, 9 April, 2014 - 8:40pm

 
Platycotis tuberculata
a Mexican species with a curved "horn" that is also reported from southern CA
… Andy Hamilton, 5 May, 2014 - 1:38pm

Moved for expert attention
Moved from True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 9 April, 2014 - 8:38pm

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