Biology:Membracoidea
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| Leafhopper nymph of the Common Jassid (Eurymela fenestrata) on a eucalyptus branch, with ant | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Infraorder: | Cicadomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Membracoidea Rafinesque 1815 |
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The superfamily Membracoidea of sap-sucking true-bugs includes two of the largest families within what used to be called the "Homoptera": the leafhoppers (Cicadellidae) and the treehoppers (Membracidae). The other families in this group are quite small, and have, at various points, generally been included as members within other families, though they are all presently considered to be valid, monophyletic groups. The relict family Myerslopiidae is restricted to New Zealand and South America while the Melizoderidae consist of two genera restricted to South America.[1][2] The great diversity of Neotropical taxa suggests that the group originated in that region.
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| Family relations within the Membracoidea[3][4] |
The Membracoidea share the following anatomical characteristics, a tentorium which is incomplete, the midcoxae are enlarged; and the mid and hind tibiae have rows of setae. The position of Jascopidae represented by Jascopus notabilis and Homopterulum jelli is not entirely clear but they have setal rows on the front and middle tibiae.[5]
Notes
- ↑ Szwedo, Jacek (2004). "An annotated checklist of Myerslopiidae with notes on the distribution and origin of the group (Hemiptera: Cicadomorpha)". Zootaxa 425: 1–15. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.425.1.1.
- ↑ Szwedo, Jacek (2004). "A new genus and six new species of ground-dwelling leafhoppers from Chile and New Zealand (Hemiptera: Cicadomorpha: Myerslopiidae)". Zootaxa 424: 1–20. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.424.1.1. Abstract
- ↑ Cryan, Jason R (2005). "Molecular phylogeny of Cicadomorpha (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadoidea, Cercopoidea and Membracoidea): Adding evidence to the controversy". Systematic Entomology 30 (4): 563–574. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2004.00285.x.
- ↑ Andrew, K. G (1999). "The ground-dwelling leafhoppers Myerslopiidae, new family, and Sagmatiini, new tribe (Homoptera : Membracoidea)". Invertebrate Systematics 13 (2): 207. doi:10.1071/IT96028.
- ↑ Dietrich, Christopher H.; Deitz, Lewis L. (1993). "Superfamily Membracoidea (Homoptera: Auchenorrhyncha). II. Cladistic analysis and conclusions" (in en). Systematic Entomology 18 (4): 297–311. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1993.tb00668.x. ISSN 0307-6970. https://zenodo.org/record/1230621/files/article.pdf.
References
- Hamilton, K. G. A. (1990). "Insects from the Santana Formation, Lower Cretaceous, of Brazil. Chapter 6: Homoptera". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 195: 82–122. http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/bitstream/handle/2246/943//v2/dspace/ingest/pdfSource/bul/B195a01.pdf?sequence=1.
- Deitz, Lewis L.; Dietrich, Christopher H. (1993). "Superfamily Membracoidea (Homoptera: Auchenorrhyncha). I. Introduction and revised classification with new family-group taxa". Systematic Entomology 18 (4): 287–296. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1993.tb00667.x.
- Dietrich, Christopher H.; Deitz, Lewis L. (1993). "Superfamily Membracoidea (Homoptera: Auchenorrhyncha). II. Cladistic analysis and conclusions". Systematic Entomology 18 (4): 297–311. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1993.tb00668.x. https://zenodo.org/record/1230621.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q1934003 entry
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