Biology:Scamandra rosea

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Short description: Species of lanternflies

Scamandra rosea
Two Scamandra rosea in Java
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha
Family: Fulgoridae
Genus: Scamandra
Species:
S. rosea
Binomial name
Scamandra rosea
(Guérin-Méneville, 1834)
Synonyms
  • Scamandra fasciata
  • Scamandra basigera[1]
  • Scamandra rosea varicolor
  • Scamandra rosea saturata
  • Scamandra moorei
  • Scamandra scriptifacies

Scamandra rosea is a species of lanternfly found in Sumatra, Java, Bali & Borneo.[2][3]

Identification

Scamandra rosea can be distinguished from all other Scamandra by the combination of no distinct blackish C-shaped marking at approximately 2/3rds from the base of the tegmina, with stripes formed by small dots in the basal 2/3rds. The only similar species of the three species of the lachesis group - Scamandra lachesis, S. lydia, and S. banksi, which are found in the Philippines, outside its range.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10662355 entry