Biology:Draeculacephala

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Short description: Genus of leafhoppers

Draeculacephala
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Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadellidae
Tribe: Cicadellini
Genus: Draeculacephala
Ball, 1901
Sharpshooters, Draeculacephala
Sharpshooters, Draeculacephala

Draeculacephala is a genus of leafhoppers. It is one of the most common and widespread genera of leafhoppers in the New World. There are at least 25 described species in Draeculacephala.[1][2][3][4]

The adults of most Draeculacephala species are green in color, although a few are straw colored. They are generally 6 to 11 mm in length, with a triangular head that projects forward to a point.[5][4]

Species

These 27 species belong to the genus Draeculacephala:

  • Draeculacephala albipicta Dietrich, 1994 c g
  • Draeculacephala angulifera Walker, 1851 c g b
  • Draeculacephala antica Walker, 1851 c g b
  • Draeculacephala balli Van Duzee, 1915 c g b
  • Draeculacephala bradleyi Van Duzee, 1915 c g b
  • Draeculacephala californica Davidson & Frazier, 1949 c g
  • Draeculacephala clypeata Osborn, 1926 c g
  • Draeculacephala constricta Davidson et DeLong, 1943 c g b
  • Draeculacephala crassicornis Van Duzee, 1915 c g b
  • Draeculacephala floridana Ball, 1901 c g b
  • Draeculacephala inscripta Van Duzee, 1915 c g b (waterlettuce leafhopper)
  • Draeculacephala manitobiana Ball, 1901 b
  • Draeculacephala minerva Ball, 1927 i c g b (grass sharpshooter)
  • Draeculacephala mollipes Say, 1840 c g b (watercress sharpshooter)
  • Draeculacephala navicula Hamilton, 1985 c g b
  • Draeculacephala noveboracensis Fitch, 1851 c g b
  • Draeculacephala pagoda Ball, 1927 c g
  • Draeculacephala paludosa Ball et China, 1933 c g b
  • Draeculacephala portola Ball, 1927 c g b
  • Draeculacephala prasina b
  • Draeculacephala producta Walker, 1851 c g b
  • Draeculacephala robinsoni Hamilton, 1967 c g b
  • Draeculacephala savannahae Hamilton, 1985 c g b
  • Draeculacephala septemguttata Walker, 1851 c g b
  • Draeculacephala soluta Gibson, 1919 c g
  • Draeculacephala tucumanensis Dietrich, 1994 c g
  • Draeculacephala youngi Dietrich, 1994 c g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]

References

Further reading

  • Dietrich, C. H. (1994). "Systematics of the leafhopper genus Draeculacephala Ball (Homoptera: Cicadellidae)". Transactions of the American Entomological Society 120 (2): 87–112. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q10476375 entry