Xerophytacolus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadellidae
Tribe: Opsiini
Genus: Xerophytacolus
Stiller, 2012

Xerophytacolus is a genus of Cicadellidae (leafhopper) in the tribe Opsiini and the subfamily Deltocephalinae.[1] It was described in 2012 by Stiller, and is found in southern Africa.[2]

Species

Are there two known species of Xerophytacolus:[2]

  • Xerophytacolus claviverpus Stiller, 2012
  • Xerophytacolus tubuverpus Stiller, 2012

References

  1. "Xerophytacolus Stiller, 2012". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 Stiller, Michael (8 October 2012). "New leafhopper genera and species (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) which feed on Velloziaceae from Southern Africa, with a discussion of their trophobiosis". Zootaxa. 3509 (1): 35–54. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3509.1.2.


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