Biology:Pyrops maculatus

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Short description: Species of true bug

Pyrops maculatus
Fulgoridae - Pyrops maculatus.JPG
Museum specimen
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha
Family: Fulgoridae
Genus: Pyrops
Species:
P. maculatus
Binomial name
Pyrops maculatus
(Olivier, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
  • Fulgora macularia Olivier, 1791
  • Fulgora maculata Olivier, 1791
  • Gulgora maculata Olivier, 1791

Pyrops maculatus is a species of planthopper belonging to the family Fulgoridae. A population is found in Sri Lanka while another is known from southwestern India .[2]

Subspecies

Subspecies are:[2][3]

  • Pyrops maculatus delessertii (Guérin-Méneville, 1840) – found in the Western Ghats of India, treated as Pyrops delessertii by some
  • Pyrops maculatus fulvirostris (Walker, 1858) - Sri Lanka
  • Pyrops maculatus maculatus (Olivier, 1791)

Distribution

This species is present in Sri Lanka[4] and southern India.[2]

Description

Pyrops maculatus can reach a length of 30–40 mm (1.2–1.6 in). This species shows large white spots on tegmina and a broad brown area along all sutural margin.[4]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q38917303 entry