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Species Oncometopia alpha

Sharpshooter - Oncometopia alpha hopper 29 - Oncometopia alpha AZ Leafhopper - Oncometopia alpha Nymph, Oncometopia alpha? - Oncometopia alpha Oncometopia alpha Cicadellid - Oncometopia alpha Oncometopia alpha? - Oncometopia alpha Oncometopia alpha? - Oncometopia alpha
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 Proconiini
Genus Oncometopia
No Taxon (subgenus Similitopia)
Species alpha (Oncometopia alpha)
Explanation of Names
Oncometopia (Similitopia) alpha Fowler 1899
Identification
Green wings and purple body distinctive. -- Dr. Hamilton
Range
sw.UT-AZ-sc.NM / Mex. - Map (1)(GBIF), most records from AZ
Print References
Young, D.A., 1968. Taxonomic Study of the Cicadellinae (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) Part 1 Proconiini. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 261: 1-287.
Internet References
Species page (1)
Works Cited
1.Dmitriev D.A. (2003-) 3I interactive keys and taxonomic databases
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 22 January, 2007 - 7:53am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov, Harsi S. Parker, TurtleDude
Last updated 30 March, 2024 - 1:00pm

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