''Synecdoche'' is a genus of
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 comprising 22 described species in the family
Achilidae
Achilidae is a family of achilid planthoppers in the order Hemiptera. There are at least 160 genera and 520 described species in Achilidae.
See also
* List of Achilidae genera
This is a list of 161 genera in the family Achilidae, achilid plan ...
. All species are
New World
The term ''New World'' is often used to mean the majority of Earth's Western Hemisphere, specifically the Americas."America." ''The Oxford Companion to the English Language'' (). McArthur, Tom, ed., 1992. New York: Oxford University Press, p. ...
in distribution, primarily
Nearctic
The Nearctic realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting the Earth's land surface.
The Nearctic realm covers most of North America, including Greenland, Central Florida, and the highlands of Mexico. The parts of North America ...
. Their immature stages (nymphs) are commonly encountered associated with fungus (usually in logs).
Planthoppers, Overview - Synecdoche O'Brien, University of Delaware
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Species
These 22 species belong to the genus ''Synecdoche'':
* '' Synecdoche albicosta'' (Van Duzee, 1917) c g
* '' Synecdoche autumnalis'' O'Brien, 1971 c g
* '' Synecdoche bifoveata'' O'Brien, 1971 c g
* '' Synecdoche cara'' (Van Duzee, 1910) c g b
* '' Synecdoche clara'' (Van Duzee, 1917) c g
* '' Synecdoche constellata'' (Ball, 1933) c g b
* '' Synecdoche costata'' (Van Duzee, 1910) c g
* '' Synecdoche dimidiata'' (Van Duzee, 1910) c g b
* '' Synecdoche flavicosta'' O'Brien, 1971 c g
* '' Synecdoche fusca'' (Van Duzee, 1908) c g
* '' Synecdoche grisea'' (Van Duzee, 1908) c g b
* '' Synecdoche helenae'' (Van Duzee, 1918) c g b
* '' Synecdoche hypenor'' Fennah, 1978 c g
* '' Synecdoche impunctata'' (Fitch, 1851) c g b
* '' Synecdoche irrorata'' (Van Duzee, 1914) c g
* '' Synecdoche necopina'' (Van Duzee, 1918) c g
* '' Synecdoche nemoralis'' (Van Duzee, 1916) c g b
* '' Synecdoche nervata'' (Van Duzee, 1910) c g
* '' Synecdoche ocellata'' O'Brien, 1971 c g
* '' Synecdoche pseudonervata'' O'Brien, 1971 c g
* '' Synecdoche rubella'' (Van Duzee, 1910) c g b
* '' Synecdoche tricolor'' O'Brien, 1971 c g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ b = Bugguide.net]
References
Hemiptera of North America
Achilidae
Auchenorrhyncha genera
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