Heteronotus

Heteronotus
Heteronotus delineatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Membracidae
Subfamily: Heteronotinae
Genus: Heteronotus
Laporte, 1832

Heteronotus is a genus of treehoppers belonging to the subfamily Heteronotinae, of which it is the type genus. It was first described by François Laporte in 1832.

Description

Most species of Heteronotus have an appearance mimicking ants and wasps, with hollow bulbs and spikes.[citation needed] In some cases, the pronotum stretches beyond the wings.[citation needed]

Distribution

Species of Heteronotus are found across Central and South America, stretching from Mexico to Argentina.

Species

Heteronotus contains 44 species:

References

  1. 1 2 "TaxonPages: World Auchenorrhyncha Database - Heteronotus Laporte, 1832". hoppers.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
  2. ↑ "Genus Heteronotus". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
  3. ↑ "Heteronotus Laporte de Castelnau, 1832". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-02-23.