Platycotis minax is a species of leafhopper native to California.[1][2] It was first described by diplomat and entomologist Frederic Webster Goding in 1892.[2] According to the U.S. Forest Service, in southern California P. minax is found on coast live oak and possibly other oaks.[3]

Platycotis minax
Playtcotis minax photographed by Chloe and Trevor Van Loon, Humboldt County, California, 2022
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Membracidae
Genus: Platycotis
Species:
P. minax
Binomial name
Platycotis minax
Goding, 1892

References

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  1. ^ "Platycotis minax". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  2. ^ a b "Bibliographical and synonymical catalogue of the described Membracidae of North America. By F. W. Goding ..." HathiTrust. p. 454. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  3. ^ Swiecki, Tedmund J.; Bernhardt, Elizabeth A. (2006). A Field Guide to Insects and Diseases of California Oaks. Pacific Southwest Research Station (Report). Gen. Tech Rep. PSW-GTR-197. Albany, California: U.S. Forest Service Treesearch Department. p. 42. doi:10.2737/PSW-GTR-197.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.