Metcalfa

Metcalfa
Metcalfa pruinosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder:	Fulgoromorpha
Family:	Flatidae
Tribe:	Nephesini
Genus:	Metcalfa Caldwell & Martorell, 1951

Metcalfa is a genus of planthoppers in the Flatidae family and the tribe Nephesini. Species are essentially North American in origin, but M. pruinosa has been introduced to Europe (including Britain).

Description

Usually, adults of Metcalfa are 5.5 to 8 mm in length and 2 to 3 mm in width at the widest point.

Species

• Metcalfa frigida (Metcalf & Bruner, 1948)
• Metcalfa persea (Metcalf & Bruner, 1948)
• Metcalfa pruinosa (Say, 1830)
• Metcalfa regularis (Fowler, 1900)
• Metcalfa siboney (Metcalf & Bruner, 1948)

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