Biology:Luheria constricta
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Short description: Species of true bug
Luheria constricta is a species of leafhopper in the subfamily Deltocephalinae. It has a large range from northern Argentina north through Bolivia and northeastern Brazil . It is the only member of the genus Luheria and the tribe Luheriini making them both monotypic taxa.[1]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Tribe: | Luheriini Linnavuori, 1959
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| Genus: | Luheria Osborn, 1923
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| Species: | L. constricta
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| Luheria constricta Osborn, 1923
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Tenucephalus hamatus DeLong, 1982 | |
L. constricta is a medium to large leafhopper. Its color can range from yellow to orange to brown.
The species has an unusual 28S rDNA sequence which makes it difficult to perform phylogenetic analysis on the species, thus its position within Deltocephalinae is uncertain.[2]
References
- ↑ Zahniser, James Norman (2005-09-01). [0653:angodh2.0.co;2 "A New Genus of Deltocephalinae (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from Ecuador and a New Synonym of Luheria constricta Osborn with Illustrations of the Female"]. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 98 (5): 653–657. doi:10.1603/0013-8746(2005)098[0653:angodh2.0.co;2]. ISSN 0013-8746. http://dx.doi.org/10.1603/0013-8746(2005)098[0653:angodh]2.0.co;2.
- ↑ 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q10570587 entry
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