''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 planthoppers, sometimes called "achilids" in the order Hemiptera
Hemiptera (; ) is an order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising more than 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, pla ...
. All species are
New World
The term "New World" is used to describe the majority of lands of Earth's Western Hemisphere, particularly the Americas, and sometimes Oceania."America." ''The Oxford Companion to the English Language'' (). McArthur, Tom, ed., 1992. New York: ...
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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