Species Planicephalus flavicosta

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Range · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Deltocephalus - Planicephalus flavicosta - male

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 Deltocephalinae

Tribe Deltocephalini

Genus Planicephalus

Species flavicosta (Planicephalus flavicosta)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Planicephalus flavicosta (Stål 1862)

Explanation of Names

Deltocephalus flavicosta (Stål 1862)

flavicosta - yellow costal margin

Range

se US, CA (CA, TX-FL-NC) (BG data)

Kramer (1971)(1) reported the species only from Florida, Louisiana, and Texas, suggesting that the species "is probably limited to the states bordering the Gulf of Mexico", but Dmitriev extends the range from Canada to Argentina; W. Indies(2)

Print References

Kramer, J.P., 1971. North American deltocephaline leafhoppers of the genus Planicephalus with new generic segregates from Deltocephalus. Proc. of the Ent. Soc. of Wash. 73(3): 255-268. (With key to 3 spp in U.S.; first page on BHL here.)(1)

Internet References

Species page(2)

Works Cited

1.	North American deltocephaline leafhoppers of the genus Planicephalus with new generic segregates from Deltocephalus. J.P. Kramer. 1971. Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 73(3):255-268.

2.	Dmitriev D.A. (2003-) 3I interactive keys and taxonomic databases

Contributed by Jeff Hollenbeck on 9 January, 2007 - 4:07pm
Additional contributions by Chuck Entz, Mike Quinn, v belov, Chuck Sexton, antarctica
Last updated 24 September, 2020 - 5:03pm

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