Biology:Dorycephalus

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Short description: Genus of insects

Dorycephalus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadellidae
Subfamily: Deltocephalinae
Tribe: Dorycephalini
Oman, 1943
Genus: Dorycephalus
Kouchakewitch, 1866
Species

2, see text

Dorycephalus is a genus of leafhoppers in the subfamily Deltocephalinae. It is the only genus in the tribe Dorycephalini. There are currently only two described species in the genus. The members of the genus are found in eastern Europe, Russia and Mongolia.[1]

Species

There are currently 2 described species in Dorycephalus:[1][2]

  • Dorycephalus baeri Kouchakewitch, 1866
  • Dorycephalus hunnorum Emeljanov, 1964

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Zahniser, James N; Dietrich, Chris (2013-05-29). "A review of the tribes of Deltocephalinae (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae)". European Journal of Taxonomy (45). doi:10.5852/ejt.2013.45. ISSN 2118-9773. http://www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/150. 
  2. Zahniser, J.N. 2007-present. An online interactive key and searchable database of Deltocephalinae (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). http://zahniser.speciesfile.org/

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