Biology:Lophops

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Lophops is the type genus of planthoppers for the family Lophopidae, subfamily Lophopinae and tribe Lophopini; it was erected by Maximilian Spinola in 1839.[1]

Records of occurrence (probably incomplete) for species include: Africa, China, Indochina, Malesia including the Philippines, New Guinea and Australia.[2]

Species

Fulgoromorpha Lists On the Web lists the following:[3]

  1. Lophops africana (Schmidt, 1912)
  2. Lophops angustipennis Stål, 1866
  3. Lophops bwamba Soulier-Perkins, 2017
  4. Lophops carinata (Kirby, 1891)
  5. Lophops fusca Melichar, 1915
  6. Lophops incognita Soulier-Perkins, 2017
  7. Lophops intermedia Schmidt, 1926
  8. Lophops kwazulu Soulier-Perkins, 2017
  9. Lophops malagarassi Soulier-Perkins, 2017
  10. Lophops mentawiensis Baker, 1927
  11. Lophops pallida Melichar, 1902
  12. Lophops saccharicida (Kirkaldy, 1906)
  13. Lophops servillei Spinola, 1839 - type species
  14. Lophops sigwalti Soulier-Perkins, 2017
  15. Lophops stilleri Soulier-Perkins, 2017
  16. Lophops tigris Fennah, 1955
  17. Lophops verschureni Synave, 1962
  18. Lophops watshami Soulier-Perkins, 2017
  19. Lophops zebra (Walker, 1870)

References

  1. Spinola M (1839) Essai sur les Fulgorelles, sous-tribu de la tribu des Cicadaires, ordre des Rhyngotes. (Suite). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. Paris 8: 339-454 [387].
  2. Global Biodiversity Information facility: Lophops Spinola, 1839 (retrieved 19 April 2025)
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