Abrus is a genus of leafhoppers belonging to the family Cicadellidae. [1]

Abrus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadellidae
Tribe: Athysanini
Genus: Abrus
Dai & Zhang, 2002

Description edit

Members of this genus feed on bamboo. The species of this genus are found in Eurasia and America.[1]

Taxonomy edit

Abrus contains the following species:

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Genus Abrus (Bamboo-feeding Leafhoppers)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-07-16.