Phlogis kibalensis

Phlogis kibalensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Family:	Cicadellidae
Genus:	Phlogis
Species:	P. kibalensis
Binomial name
	Phlogis kibalensis; (Helden, 2022)

Phlogis kibalensis is a species of insect in the leafhopper family. P. kibalensis was described in 2022 by Alvin Helden, after being discovered in Kibale National Park, in western Uganda, on a student field trip from Anglia Ruskin University.

Description

Phlogis kibalensis is 6.5 millimetres (0.26 in) long and has a metallic sheen with a pitted body surface. The male organs are partly leaf shaped. P. kibalensis feeds on plant sap and is preyed by beetles, birds, parasitic wasp, spiders and other invertebrates.

References

↑ Citizen science observations for Phlogis kibalensis at iNaturalist
1 2 "Anglia Ruskin scientist makes 'once-in-a-lifetime' insect find". BBC News. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
↑ "New species of 'incredibly rare' insect discovered: The closest relative to this newly discovered leafhopper was last spotted in 1969". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
↑ "British scientist finds new species of rare leafhopper in Uganda". The Guardian. 2022-01-27. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

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[1] Citizen science observations for Phlogis kibalensis at iNaturalist

[BBC-2] 1 2 "Anglia Ruskin scientist makes 'once-in-a-lifetime' insect find". BBC News. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[3] "New species of 'incredibly rare' insect discovered: The closest relative to this newly discovered leafhopper was last spotted in 1969". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 2022-06-28.

[4] "British scientist finds new species of rare leafhopper in Uganda". The Guardian. 2022-01-27. Retrieved 28 June 2022.