Carynota mera | |
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Scientific classification | |
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] | |
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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 2 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): 80โ130. JSTOR 25082624.
- โ "Species Carynota mera". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- 1 2 "Hoppers of North Carolina". auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- โ "Carynota mera". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
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