''Abrus'' is a

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s belonging to the family Cicadellidae.

Description

Members of this genus feed on bamboo. The species of this genus are found in Eurasia and America.

Taxonomy

''Abrus'' contains the following species: * '' Abrus anlongensis'' Chen, Yang, & Li, 2012 * '' Abrus bambusanus'' Chen, Yang, & Li, 2012 * '' Abrus bifurcatus'' Dai & Zhang, 2002 * '' Abrus biprocessus'' Li, 2011 * '' Abrus breviolus'' Dai & Zhang, 2008 * '' Abrus brevis'' Dai & Zhang, 2002 * '' Abrus concavelus''Li & Wang, 2006 * '' Abrus coneus'' Dai & Zhang, 2002 * '' Abrus damingshanensis'' Xing & Li, 2014 * '' Abrus daozhenensis'' Chen, Yang, & Li, 2012 * '' Abrus digitatus'' Dietrich, Nguyen & Pham, 2020 * '' Abrus expansivus'' Xing & Li, 2014 * '' Abrus graciaedeagus'' Li, 2011 * '' Abrus hengshanensis'' Dai & Zhang, 2002 * '' Abrus huangi'' Dai & Zhang, 2002 * '' Abrus langshanensis'' Yang & Chen, 2013 * '' Abrus leigongshanesis'' Li & Wang, 2006 * '' Abrus wuyiensis'' Dai & Zhang, 2002 * '' Abrus xishuiensis'' Yang & Chen, 2013 * '' Abrus yunshanensis'' Chen, Yang, & Li, 2012

References

Cicadellidae Cicadellidae genera {{Cicadidae-stub