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Telamona Excelsa
''Telamona excelsa'' is a species of treehopper in the family Membracidae. It was first described by Léon Fairmaire in 1846. Description Males of T. excelsa have a typical yellow-brown pronotum, with the front of the pronotal crest being dark brown. Females, however, are generally green-coloured. The pronotum is edged with black or brown, and have a higher pronotal crest. Males are 11 milimetres long while females are 12 milimetres long. Distribution and habitat Telamona excelsa can be found in southwestern, central, and eastern United States and southeastern Canada. Diet The following genera and species of trees are the hosts of T. excelsa: * Castanea dentata (American chestnut) * Carya (hickory) * Carya cordiformis (bitternut hickory) * Carya illinoinensis (pecan) * Carya ovata (shagbark hickory) * Carya glabra (pignut hickory) * Carya pallida (sand hickory) * Carya tomentosa (mockernut hickory) * Juglans (walnut) * J. cinerea (butternut) * J. nigra (black walnut) * Pa ...
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Treehopper
Treehoppers (more precisely typical treehoppers to distinguish them from the Aetalionidae) and thorn bugs are members of the family Membracidae, a group of insects related to the cicadas and the leafhoppers. About 3,200 species of treehoppers in over 400 genera are known.Treehoppers.
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They are found on all continents except Antarctica; only five species are known from . Individual treehoppers usually live for only a few months.


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Treehoppers, due to their unusual appearance, have long interested naturalists. They are best k ...
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''Telamona'' is a genus of treehoppers in the family Membracidae. There are at least 38 described species in ''Telamona''. Species These 38 species belong to the genus ''Telamona'': * ''Telamona agrandata'' Ball * ''Telamona ampelopsidis'' (Harris, 1841) (Virginia creeper treehopper) * ''Telamona ampliata'' * '' Telamona archboldi'' Froeschner, 1968 (Archbold's treehopper) * '' Telamona balli'' Plummer * ''Telamona barbata'' Van Duzee * '' Telamona calva'' Ball * '' Telamona celsa'' Goding * ''Telamona collina'' (Walker, 1851) * '' Telamona compacta'' Ball * ''Telamona concava'' Fitch, 1851 * '' Telamona coronata'' Ball * '' Telamona decorata'' Ball * '' Telamona dorana'' Ball * '' Telamona dubiosa'' Van Duzee * ''Telamona excelsa'' Fairmaire * ''Telamona extrema'' Ball, 1903 * '' Telamona gemma'' * '' Telamona gibbera'' Ball * '' Telamona lugubris'' Ball * ''Telamona maculata'' Van Duzee, 1908 * '' Telamona molaris'' * ''Telamona monticola'' Fabricius * '' Telamona praealta'' ...
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