Biology:Carynota mera

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Short description: Species of insect

Carynota mera
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Membracidae
Genus: Carynota
Species:
C. mera
Binomial name
Carynota mera
(Say, 1830)
Synonyms[1]
  • Membracis mera Say, 1830

Carynota mera is a species of treehopper. It belongs to the genus Carynota in the family Membracidae.[2] It was first described by Thomas Say in 1830 as Membracis mera.[1][3]

Habitat

Carynota mera is found across the Eastern United States and Eastern Canada.[4]

Appearance

The pronotum of Carynota mera, unlike other treehoppers of Telamonini, is rounded. Males are 8.5 mm long while females are 10 mm long.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kopp, Dennis D.; Yonke, Thomas R. (1974). "The Treehoppers of Missouri: Part 4. Subfamily Smiliinae; Tribe Telamonini (Homoptera: Membracidae)". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 47 (1): 80–130. 
  2. "Species Carynota mera". https://bugguide.net/node/view/130703. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Hoppers of North Carolina". https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/bugs/view_1.php?id=15292. 
  4. "Carynota mera" (in en). https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/569005-Carynota-mera. 

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