Biology:Cyrtolobus tuberosus

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Short description: Species of treehopper

Cyrtolobus tuberosus
Cyrtolobus tuberosus P1390525a.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Membracidae
Genus: Cyrtolobus
Species:
C. tuberosus
Binomial name
Cyrtolobus tuberosus

Cyrtolobus tuberosus is a species of treehopper belonging to the genus Cyrtolobus. It was first described by Léon Fairmaire in 1846 as Thelia tuberosa.[1] It is the largest treehopper in the Cyrtolobus genus, 9-10mm for females and 7-8mm for males[1]

Habitat

C. tuberosus is found across eastern and central United States.[1][2] It feeds on many types of oaks (Quercus),[3] such as:

  • Quercus alba
  • Q. margarettiae
  • Q. marilandica
  • Q. nigra
  • Q. prinus
  • Q. rubra
  • Q. stellata
  • Q. virginiana
C. tuberosus specimen, 8.1 milimetres


C. tuberosus, top view

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Species Cyrtolobus tuberosus". https://bugguide.net/node/view/10790. 
  2. ↑ "Cyrtolobus tuberosus" (in en). https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/128836-Cyrtolobus-tuberosus. 
  3. ↑ "Hoppers of North Carolina". https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/bugs/view_1.php?id=8087. 

Wikidata ☰ Q49415043 entry



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