Helochara communis

Helochara communis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadellidae
Genus: Helochara
Species:
H. communis
Binomial name
Helochara communis
Fitch, 1851

Helochara communis, the bog leafhopper, is a species of sharpshooter in the family Cicadellidae. It has specialized abdominal organs called mycetomes within its abdomen, containing multiple bacterial symbionts.

Bog leafhopper, Helochara communis

It feeds primarily on sedges, rushes, and various wetland grasses found in marshy or boggy habitats.

References

  1. ↑ "Helochara communis species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  2. ↑ "Helochara communis". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  3. 1 2 "Helochara communis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  4. ↑ "Helochara communis Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  5. ↑ Chang, K. P.; Musgrave, A. J. (1 July 1972). "Multiple symbiosis in a leafhopper, Helochara communis fitch (cicadellidae: Homoptera): Envelopes, nucleoids and inclusions of the symbiotes". Journal of Cell Science. 11 (1): 275–293. doi:10.1242/jcs.11.1.275.

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