Thagria

Thagria
Thagria sp. showing typical posture
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadellidae
Tribe: Thagriini
Genus: Thagria
Melichar, 1903
Type species
Thagria fasciata
Melichar, 1903

Thagria is a genus of coelidiine leafhoppers, the largest genus within the subfamily, with most members from the Oriental realm and a few from the Australasian realm. The genus is distinguished by characters of the male genitalia but most of them are known to be colorfully patterned and hold their wings open while resting on leaves.

Nearly 250 species have been described within the genus including:

References

  1. 1 2 Fan, Zhi-Hua; Li, Zi-Zhong; Dai, Ren-Huai (2015-02-13). "Taxonomic study of the leafhopper genus Thagria Melichar (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Coelidiinae) from Guangxi, China". Zootaxa. 3918 (4). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3918.4.1. ISSN 1175-5334.
  2. ↑ Nielson, M.W. (1977). "A revision of the subfamily Coelidiinae (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). II. Tribe Thagriini". Pacific Insects Monographs. 34: 1–218.
  3. ↑ Wang, Xian-Yi; Li, Zi-Zhong; Dai, Ren-Huai (2020-07-31). "Three new species of the leafhopper genus Thagria Melichar (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Coelidiinae) from China". Zootaxa. 4821 (2). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4821.2.8. ISSN 1175-5334.
  4. ↑ Fan, Zhihua; Dai, Renhuai; Li, Zizhong (2013). "Two New Species of Coelidiinae Leafhoppers from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 115 (2): 140–147. doi:10.4289/0013-8797.115.2.140. ISSN 0013-8797.