Hemikyptha
| Hemikyptha | |
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| Hemikyptha marginata in the Toulouse Museum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Membracidae |
| Tribe: | Hemikypthini |
| Genus: | Hemikyptha Metcalf, 1927 |
Hemikyptha is a genus of treehoppers belonging to the subfamily Darninae. It was first described by Zeno Payne Metcalf in 1927, and contains 7 species.[1]
Distribution
[edit]Hemikyptha is found across South America, including southern Central America.[2]
Species
[edit]3I World Auchenorrhyncha Database lists the following species:
- Hemikyptha atrata Fonseca & Diringshofen, 1969
- Hemikyptha crux (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Hemikyptha durantoni Arnaud, 2002
- Hemikyptha gigas Fonseca, 1935
- Hemikyptha marginata (Fabricius, 1787)
- Hemikyptha punctata (Fabricius, 1775)
- Hemikyptha scutelligera (Lesson, 1832)
References
[edit]- ^ "TaxonPages: World Auchenorrhyncha Database - Hemikyptha Metcalf, 1927". hoppers.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ "Genus Hemikyptha". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
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