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Chionomus

Chionomus is a genus of delphacid planthoppers in the family Delphacidae. There are about 14 described species in Chionomus. They are found in North, Central, and South America, including the Caribbean.

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Chionomus
Chionomus puellus, Oklahoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha
Family: Delphacidae
Genus: Chionomus
Fennah, 1971

Chionomus is a genus of delphacid planthoppers in the family Delphacidae. There are about 14 described species in Chionomus. They are found in North, Central, and South America, including the Caribbean.123

Species

These species belong to the genus Chionomus:12

  • Chionomus balboae (Muir & Giffard, 1924)
  • Chionomus banosensis (Muir, 1926)
  • Chionomus bellicosus (Muir & Giffard, 1924)
  • Chionomus cultus (Van Duzee, 1907)
  • Chionomus dissipatus (Muir, 1926)
  • Chionomus dolonus Weglarz & Bartlett 2020
  • Chionomus gluciophilus (Muir, 1926)
  • Chionomus havanae (Muir & Giffard, 1924)
  • Chionomus haywardi (Muir, 1929)
  • Chionomus herkos Weglarz & Bartlett 2020
  • Chionomus pacificus (Crawford, 1914)
  • Chionomus puellus (Van Duzee, 1897)
  • Chionomus quadrispinosus (Muir & Giffard, 1924)
  • Chionomus tenae (Muir, 1926)
References

References

  1. Weglarz, Kathryn M.; Bartlett, Charles R. (2020). "A revision of the planthopper genus Chionomus Fennah (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Delphacidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 4811 (1). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4811.1.1.
  2. Bartlett, C. R. (2021). "Planthoppers of North America". Retrieved 2021-10-02.
  3. "Chionomus". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-10-02.