''Saiva'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of Asian
planthopper
A planthopper is any insect in the infraorder Fulgoromorpha, in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha, a group exceeding 12,500 described species worldwide. The name comes from their remarkable resemblance to leaves and other plants of their environment ...
s, family
Fulgoridae
The family Fulgoridae is a large group of hemipteran insects, especially abundant and diverse in the tropics, containing over 125 genera worldwide. They are mostly of moderate to large size, many with a superficial resemblance to Lepidoptera due t ...
. They are colourful insects, marked boldly in red, blue, white and black, with a prominent slender stalk like structure arising on the head that points upwards or forward.
The known distribution is from India, China and
Indochina
Mainland Southeast Asia (historically known as Indochina and the Indochinese Peninsula) is the continental portion of Southeast Asia. It lies east of the Indian subcontinent and south of Mainland China and is bordered by the Indian Ocean to th ...
.
[World Auchenorrhyncha Database: ''Saiva'' Distant]
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Species
The ''World Auchenorrhyncha Database''[ includes:
# '' Saiva bullata''
# '' Saiva cardinalis''
# '']Saiva coccinea
''Saiva'' is a genus of Asian planthoppers, family Fulgoridae. They are colourful insects, marked boldly in red, blue, white and black, with a prominent slender stalk like structure arising on the head that points upwards or forward. The known ...
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# '' Saiva constanti''
# '' Saiva decorata''
# ''Saiva formosana
''Saiva'' is a genus of Asian planthoppers, family Fulgoridae. They are colourful insects, marked boldly in red, blue, white and black, with a prominent slender stalk like structure arising on the head that points upwards or forward. The known ...
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# ''Saiva gemmata
''Saiva gemmata'' is the type species of the genus '' Saiva,'' which are lantern bugs found from the North-East of India to Indo-China (Thailand and Vietnam). No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life
The Catalogue of Life (CoL) is a ...
'' - type species
# ''Saiva guttulata
''Saiva'' is a genus of Asian planthoppers, family Fulgoridae. They are colourful insects, marked boldly in red, blue, white and black, with a prominent slender stalk like structure arising on the head that points upwards or forward. The known ...
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# ''Saiva insularis
''Saiva insularis'' is a species of lanternfly from Sri Lanka and India.
Identification
This species is similar to ''Saiva coccinea'' and '' Prolepta decorata''. It can be differentiated from both by orange hindwings, which are red or orange- ...
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# ''Saiva karimbujangi
''Saiva'' is a genus of Asian planthoppers, family Fulgoridae. They are colourful insects, marked boldly in red, blue, white and black, with a prominent slender stalk like structure arising on the head that points upwards or forward. The known ...
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# ''Saiva nodata
''Saiva nodata'' is a species of lanternfly. It is endemic to Karnataka in the Western ghats.
Identification
It can be distinguished from other saiva species by the thickness of the head's projection (which is also known as a cephalic process). ...
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# ''Saiva transversolineata
''Saiva'' is a genus of Asian planthoppers, family Fulgoridae. They are colourful insects, marked boldly in red, blue, white and black, with a prominent slender stalk like structure arising on the head that points upwards or forward. The known ...
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# ''Saiva virescens
''Saiva'' is a genus of Asian planthoppers, family Fulgoridae. They are colourful insects, marked boldly in red, blue, white and black, with a prominent slender stalk like structure arising on the head that points upwards or forward. The known ...
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References
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{{Taxonbar, from=Q10660251
Hemiptera of Asia
Fulgorinae
Auchenorrhyncha genera