Biology:Phlogis kibalensis
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Short description: Species of insect
| Phlogis kibalensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadellidae |
| Genus: | Phlogis |
| Species: | P. kibalensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Phlogis kibalensis (Helden, 2022)
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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
- ↑ Citizen science observations for Phlogis kibalensis at iNaturalist
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Anglia Ruskin scientist makes 'once-in-a-lifetime' insect find" (in en-GB). BBC News. 28 January 2022. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-60154018.
- ↑ "New species of 'incredibly rare' insect discovered: The closest relative to this newly discovered leafhopper was last spotted in 1969" (in en). https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/01/220127172656.htm.
- ↑ "British scientist finds new species of rare leafhopper in Uganda" (in en). 2022-01-27. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/27/british-scientist-finds-new-species-of-rare-leafhopper-in-uganda.
Wikidata ☰ Q110722172 entry
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