Leprechaunus

Leprechaunus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Membracidae
Subfamily: Centrotinae
Tribe: Centrotini
Genus: Leprechaunus
Capener, 1950
Type species
Leprechaunus cristatus
Capener, 1950

Leprechaunus is a genus of treehoppers in the subfamily Centrotinae first described by Alfred Lawrence Capener in 1950. The genus is believed to be closely related to the genus Promitor, but can be distinguished from members of Promitor mainly by the pattern of veins in their wings and by the shape of the projection on the back of the pronotum. Species within this genus are found in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Species

The following species are recognized:

References

  1. 1 2 Capener, Alfred Lawrence (1950). "A new genus and species of Membracid from South Africa". Journal of the Entomological Society of South Africa. 13 (1): 99–102. Retrieved September 7, 2026.
  2. 1 2 Dmitriev, D.A.; Anufriev, G.A.; Bartlett, C.R.; et al. (eds.). "Leprechaunus Capener, 1950". World Auchenorrhyncha Database. Retrieved September 7, 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Leprechaunus Capener, 1950". GBIF. Retrieved September 7, 2026.