''Ceresa'', commonly known as buffalo treehoppers, is a
genus
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of
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 ...
s. It contains about 16
species
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Ceresa albescens
''Ceresa albescens'', is a species of treehopper, of the genus ''Ceresa
''Ceresa'', commonly known as buffalo treehoppers, is a genus of treehoppers. It contains about 16 species.
*'' Ceresa albescens''
*'' Ceresa albidosparsa''
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Ceresa albidosparsa
''Ceresa'', commonly known as buffalo treehoppers, is a genus of treehoppers. It contains about 16 species.
*'' Ceresa albescens''
*'' Ceresa albidosparsa''
*'' Ceresa alta''
*'' Ceresa ancora''
*''Ceresa basalis''
*''Ceresa borealis''
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Ceresa alta
''Ceresa'', commonly known as buffalo treehoppers, is a genus of treehoppers. It contains about 16 species.
*'' Ceresa albescens''
*''Ceresa albidosparsa''
*'' Ceresa alta''
*'' Ceresa ancora''
*''Ceresa basalis''
*''Ceresa borealis''
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Ceresa ancora
''Ceresa'', commonly known as buffalo treehoppers, is a genus of treehoppers. It contains about 16 species.
*'' Ceresa albescens''
*''Ceresa albidosparsa''
*''Ceresa alta''
*'' Ceresa ancora''
*''Ceresa basalis''
*''Ceresa borealis''
*''Ceresa ...
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Ceresa basalis''
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Ceresa borealis''
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Ceresa diceros''
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Ceresa festina''
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Ceresa franciscanus''
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Ceresa inermis''
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Ceresa lutea''
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Ceresa pacifica''
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Ceresa palmeri''
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Ceresa stimulea''
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Ceresa tauriniformis''
References
Insect pests of temperate forests
Smiliinae
Auchenorrhyncha genera
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