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Treehoppers, due to their unusual appearance, have long interested naturalists. They are best known for their enlarged and ornate pronotum , expanded into often fantastic shapes that enhance their camouflage or mimicry , often resembling plant thorns (thus the commonly used name of "thorn bugs" for a number of treehopper species).
The Brazilian treehopper (Bocydium globulare) is a species of insect [1] belonging to the treehopper family (Membracidae). [2] It has unusual appendages on its thorax. While Bocydium can be found throughout the world, they are most prevalent in Africa , North and South America , Asia and Australia . [ 3 ]
Subgenus Gargara (Kotogargara) Matsumura, 1938 – Indomalayan region. Gargara botelensis (Matsumura, 1938); Gargara guttulinervis (Matsumura, 1912); Gargara nigrofasciata Stål, 1870
Cladonota apicalis is a species of treehopper within the family Membracidae. [1] [2] The species is found distributed in Mexico, Central America, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru, Venezuela, and Brazil. Individuals typically reach lengths of 6 to 9 millimeters. [3] [4] The species name was likely given after the white mark on the dorsal posterior surface ...
Vanduzea triguttata, also known as the three-spotted treehopper, is a species of treehopper belonging to the genus Vanduzea. It was first described by the German entomologist Ernst-Gerhard Burmeister in 1836.
Stictocephala diceros, the two-horned treehopper, is a species of hemipteran insect within the family Membracidae. [1] The species range includes much of eastern North America, which includes southeastern Canada in areas adjacent the United States border and US state regions such as the Midwest , Northeast , Southeast , as well as some western ...
Telamona ampelopsidis, like all treehoppers, feeds on the sap from under leaves. However, T. ampelopsidis exclusively feeds on the Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia). The Virginia creeper was once placed in the genus Ampelopsis at the time that Thaddeus William Harris described the species in 1841, hence the species epithet ...
Cladonota is a genus of neotropical treehoppers (family Membracidae) widespread from Mexico to South America.They are known for their elaborate pronotum shapes, hypothesized to play a role in camouflage or mate recognition, although their function is not yet known with certainty.