Biology:Phlogis kibalensis

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Short description: Species of insect

Phlogis kibalensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadellidae
Genus: Phlogis
Species:
P. kibalensis
Binomial name
Phlogis kibalensis
(Helden, 2022)

Phlogis kibalensis is a species of insect in the leafhopper family.[1] P. kibalensis was described in 2022 by Alvin Helden, after being discovered in Kibale National Park, in western Uganda, on a student field trip from Anglia Ruskin University.[2]

Description

Phlogis kibalensis is 6.5 millimetres (0.26 in) long and has a metallic sheen with a pitted body surface.[2] The male organs are partly leaf shaped. P. kibalensis feeds on plant sap and is preyed by beetles, birds, parasitic wasp, spiders and other invertebrates.[3][4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q110722172 entry