Melanoliarus is a genus of cixiid planthoppers in the family
Cixiidae. There are at about 50 described species in Melanoliarus, which are common and widespread in the
Nearctic and
Neotropics.[1][2][3]
The genus Melanoliarus was originally described as a subgenus of Oliarus, which had worldwide distribution. It was determined in 2001 and 2002 that species of Oliarus in the new world belonged in Melanoliarus, which was elevated to genus rank and included most of the new world species of Oliarus.[4][5]
Species
These 50 species belong to the genus Melanoliarus:[1]
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Holzinger, W. E.; Emeljanov, A. F.; Kammerlander, I. (2002). "The family Cixiidae Spinola 1839 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha) – a review". In Holzinger, W. E. (ed.). Zikaden: Leafhoppers, Planthoppers, and Cicadas (Insecta: Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha), Denisia, Volume 4. Vol. 9. Oberosterreichisches Landesmuseum.
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Emeljanov, A. F. (2001). "The generic position of some Nearctic Pentastirini (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea: Cixiidae)". Zoosystematica Rossica. 9 (122).
Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1948). Insects of Hawaii: A Manual of the Insects of the Hawaiian Islands, including an Enumeration of the Species and Notes on their Origin, Distribution, Hosts, Parasites, etc. Vol. 4. University of Hawaii Press.
External links
Media related to
Melanoliarus at Wikimedia Commons
Melanoliarus is a genus of cixiid planthoppers in the family
Cixiidae. There are at about 50 described species in Melanoliarus, which are common and widespread in the
Nearctic and
Neotropics.[1][2][3]
The genus Melanoliarus was originally described as a subgenus of Oliarus, which had worldwide distribution. It was determined in 2001 and 2002 that species of Oliarus in the new world belonged in Melanoliarus, which was elevated to genus rank and included most of the new world species of Oliarus.[4][5]
Species
These 50 species belong to the genus Melanoliarus:[1]
^
Holzinger, W. E.; Emeljanov, A. F.; Kammerlander, I. (2002). "The family Cixiidae Spinola 1839 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha) – a review". In Holzinger, W. E. (ed.). Zikaden: Leafhoppers, Planthoppers, and Cicadas (Insecta: Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha), Denisia, Volume 4. Vol. 9. Oberosterreichisches Landesmuseum.
^
Emeljanov, A. F. (2001). "The generic position of some Nearctic Pentastirini (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea: Cixiidae)". Zoosystematica Rossica. 9 (122).
Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1948). Insects of Hawaii: A Manual of the Insects of the Hawaiian Islands, including an Enumeration of the Species and Notes on their Origin, Distribution, Hosts, Parasites, etc. Vol. 4. University of Hawaii Press.
External links
Media related to
Melanoliarus at Wikimedia Commons