Parayasa

Parayasa

Parayasa typica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Family:	Membracidae
Subfamily:	Centrotinae
Tribe:	Gargarini
Genus:	Parayasa Distant, 1916
Type species
Parayasa typica Distant, 1916

Parayasa is a genus of treehoppers in the subfamily Centrotinae. It was first described by William Lucas Distant in 1916. Species within this genus are widespread throughout the Old World, with specimens known from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, and the island of Borneo.

Species

The following species are recognized:

Parayasa affinis Distant, 1916
Parayasa affixa Distant, 1916
Parayasa atricapilla Distant, 1916
Parayasa dissimilis Distant, 1916
Parayasa elegantula Distant, 1916
Parayasa fasciata Ananthasubramanian, 1980
Parayasa maculipennis Funkhouser, 1920
Parayasa maculosa Distant, 1916
Parayasa margherita Distant, 1916
Parayasa modesta Distant, 1916
Parayasa nigrolimbata Ananthasubramanian, 1980
Parayasa nilgiriensis Distant, 1916
Parayasa pilosa Ananthasubramanian, 1980
Parayasa rustica Distant, 1916
Parayasa typica Distant, 1916
Parayasa variegata Thirumalai & Ananthasubramanian, 1981

Further reading

Distant, W.L. (1916a) Rhynchota - Vol. VI. Homoptera: Appendix. In A.E. Shipley & G.A.K. Marshall (Eds.). The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Published under the authority of the Secretary of State for India in Council. Taylor and Francis. London. Vol. 6.

References

1 2 Dmitriev, D.A.; Anufriev, G.A.; Bartlett, C.R.; et al. (eds.). "Parayasa Distant, 1916". World Auchenorrhyncha Database. Retrieved October 1, 2026.
1 2 "Parayasa Distant, 1916". GBIF. Retrieved October 1, 2026.
1 2 "Parayasa Distant, 1916". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved October 1, 2026.