Platycotis is a genus of treehoppers in the family Membracidae. There are about 13 described species in Platycotis.[1][2]
| Platycotis | |
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| Platycotis vittata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Membracidae |
| Subfamily: | Membracinae |
| Tribe: | Hoplophorionini |
| Genus: | Platycotis Stål, 1869 |
Species edit
These 13 species belong to the genus Platycotis:
- Platycotis acutangula Stål, 1869
- Platycotis asodalis Goding
- Platycotis cornuta Plummer, 1936
- Platycotis fuscata Fowler, 1897
- Platycotis histrionica Stål
- Platycotis maritima
- Platycotis minax Goding, 1892
- Platycotis nigrorufa Walker, 1858
- Platycotis salvini Fowler
- Platycotis spreta Goding
- Platycotis tuberculata Fairmaire, 1846
- Platycotis vittata (Fabricius, 1803) (oak treehopper)
References edit
- ^ "Platycotis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- ^ "Platycotis genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
Further reading edit
- Rothschild, M. J. (2012). "A checklist of the Membracidae of Florida" (PDF). Florida State Collection of Arthropods. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
External links edit
Media related to Platycotis at Wikimedia Commons
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