Lycoderes is a genus of treehoppers belonging to the subfamily Stegaspidinae. It was first described by the German entomologist Ernst Friedrich Germar in 1835, and contains 18 species.[1]

Lycoderes
Lycoderes gaffa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Membracidae
Subfamily: Stegaspidinae
Genus: Lycoderes
Germar, 1835

Distribution

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Lycoderes is found across Central and South America, stretching from Mexico in the northwest to Brazil in the southeast.[1][2]

Species

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Lycoderes contains the following species:

  • Lycoderes albinoi Creão-Duarte & Cabral, 2017
  • Lycoderes alvarengai Sakakibara, 1972
  • Lycoderes ancora (Germar, 1821)
  • Lycoderes apertus (Walker, 1858)
  • Lycoderes argutus Sakakibara, 1992
  • Lycoderes clavatus Sakakibara, 1972
  • Lycoderes fabricii Metcalf & Wade, 1965
  • Lycoderes foliatus Sakakibara, 1972
  • Lycoderes furcifer Sakakibara, 1970
  • Lycoderes gaffa Fairmaire, 1846
  • Lycoderes gladiator Germar, 1835
  • Lycoderes luctans Stål, 1862
  • Lycoderes mitratus Germar, 1835
  • Lycoderes petasus Fairmaire, 1846
  • Lycoderes reichardti Sakakibara, 1972
  • Lycoderes turritus Sakakibara, 1970
  • Lycoderes unicolor Fairmaire, 1846
  • Lycoderes wygodzinskyi Sakakibara, 1972

References

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  1. ^ a b "TaxonPages: World Auchenorrhyncha Database - Lycoderes Germar, 1835". hoppers.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  2. ^ "Lycoderes Germar, 1835". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-02-12.