Draeculacephala

Draeculacephala
D. constrica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadellidae
Tribe: Cicadellini
Genus: Draeculacephala
Ball, 1901
Sharpshooters, Draeculacephala
Sharpshooters, Draeculacephala

Draeculacephala is a genus of leafhoppers. It is one of the most common and widespread genera of leafhoppers in the New World. There are at least 25 described species in Draeculacephala.

The adults of most Draeculacephala species are green in color, although a few are straw colored. They are generally 6 to 11 mm in length, with a triangular head that projects forward to a point.

Species

These 27 species belong to the genus Draeculacephala:

Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

References

  1. 1 2 "Draeculacephala Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  2. 1 2 "Browse Draeculacephala". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  3. 1 2 "Draeculacephala". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  4. 1 2 3 "Draeculacephala Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  5. ↑ Ball, E.D. (1927). "The genus Draeculacephala and its allies in North America (Rhynchota Homoptera)". Florida Entomologist. 11. doi:10.2307/3493016. JSTOR 3493016.

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