''Hysteropterum'' is a genus of

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s described by Amyot & Serville in 1843, belonging to the family Issidae, subfamily Hysteropterinae.

Distribution

Species of this genus occur in

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and

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species formerly assigned to this group have been reassigned to separate genera (e.g., '' Kathleenum'').

Description

The adult planthoppers reach of length, the basic coloration of their body is mostly pale brown or yellowish, with well drawn veins on wings. The females are usually bigger than the males.

Species

* '' Hysteropterum albaceticum'' Dlabola, 1983 * '' Hysteropterum algiricum'' (Lucas, 1849) * '' Hysteropterum alicantium'' Dlabola, 1986 * '' Hysteropterum bolearicum'' Dlabola, 1982 * '' Hysteropterum curviceps'' Synave, 1956 * '' Hysteropterum dolichotum'' Gnezdilov & Mazzoni, 2004 * '' Hysteropterum melanophles'' Fieber, 1877 * '' Hysteropterum reticulatum'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1835) * '' Hysteropterum subangulare'' Rey, 1891 * '' Hysteropterum tkalcui'' (Dlabola, 1980) * '' Hysteropterum vasconicum'' Gnezdilov, 2003

References

Hysteropterinae Insects of North Africa Hemiptera of Europe Auchenorrhyncha genera {{Fulgoromorpha-stub