Brasiliana is a monotypic genus of planthopper in the family Fulgoridae, presently comprising a single species Brasiliana fusca, known from Brazil.[1]

Brasiliana fusca
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha
Family: Fulgoridae
Genus: Brasiliana
Lallemand, 1959
Species:
B. fusca
Binomial name
Brasiliana fusca
Lallemand, 1959

Identification

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The body is mottled green with the frons peach. The shape of the head can distinguish it from it’s close relatives.

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