''Ceresa'', commonly known as buffalo treehoppers, is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
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 i ...
s. It contains about 16
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
.
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Ceresa albescens''
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Ceresa albidosparsa''
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Ceresa alta''
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Ceresa ancora''
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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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