''Idiocerus'' is a large genus of homopteran bugs belonging to the family Cicadellidae (the

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s). The group is characterized by a very short and broadly rounded vertex (head); many species are very similar and difficult to identify. Most are found on specific host plants, particularly

poplars ''Populus'' is a genus of 25–30 species of deciduous flowering plants in the family Salicaceae, native to most of the Northern Hemisphere. English names variously applied to different species include poplar (), aspen, and cottonwood. The we ...

and

willows Willows, also called sallows and osiers, of the genus ''Salix'', comprise around 350 species (plus numerous hybrids) of typically deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist soils in cold and temperate regions. Most species are known ...

. For instance the common

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an species ''I. vitreus'' is found exclusively on certain poplars.

Species

Species include:

Holarctic species

*'' Idiocerus stigmaticalis

European species

*'' Idiocerus aaliensis'' *'' Idiocerus affinis'' *'' Idiocerus albicans'

*'' Idiocerus confusus'' *'' Idiocerus distinguendus'' *'' Idiocerus elegans'' *'' Idiocerus fulgidus'' *'' Idiocerus herrichii

*'' Idiocerus humilis'' *'' Idiocerus lambertiei'' *'' Idiocerus laminatus

*'' Idiocerus lituratus

*'' Idiocerus maculicollis'' *'' Idiocerus nitidissimus'' *'' Idiocerus poecilus'' *'' Idiocerus populi'' *'' Idiocerus ribauti

*'' Idiocerus rutilans

*'' Idiocerus salgiris'' *'' Idiocerus similis'' *'' Idiocerus tremulae

*'' Idiocerus ustulatus

*'' Idiocerus vicinus'' *'' Idiocerus vitreus

*'' Idiocerus vittifrons

Nearctic species

*'' Idiocerus albolinea'' *'' Idiocerus alternatus'' *'' Idiocerus amabilis'' *'' Idiocerus apache'' *'' Idiocerus aureus'' *'' Idiocerus balli'' *'' Idiocerus cabottii'' *'' Idiocerus canae'' *'' Idiocerus carolina'' *'' Idiocerus catalinus'' *'' Idiocerus cedrus'' *'' Idiocerus cephalicus'' *'' Idiocerus cinctus'' *'' Idiocerus cognatus'' *'' Idiocerus couleanus'' *'' Idiocerus delongi'' *'' Idiocerus depictus'' *'' Idiocerus distinctus'' *'' Idiocerus duzeei'' *'' Idiocerus ensiger'' *'' Idiocerus exilus'' *'' Idiocerus femoratus'' *'' Idiocerus formosus'' *'' Idiocerus freytagi'' *'' Idiocerus gillettei'' *'' Idiocerus immaculatus'' *'' Idiocerus indistinctus'' *'' Idiocerus inebrius'' *'' Idiocerus interruptus'' *'' Idiocerus iodes'' *'' Idiocerus lachrymalis'' *'' Idiocerus lucidae'' *'' Idiocerus lunaris'' *'' Idiocerus maximus'' *'' Idiocerus midas'' *'' Idiocerus moniliferae'' *'' Idiocerus morosus'' *'' Idiocerus musteus'' *'' Idiocerus nervatus'' *'' Idiocerus obispanus'' *'' Idiocerus obsoletus'' *'' Idiocerus obstinatus'' *'' Idiocerus omani'' *'' Idiocerus pallidus'' *'' Idiocerus pericallis'' *'' Idiocerus perplexus'' *'' Idiocerus productus'' *'' Idiocerus pyramidatus'' *'' Idiocerus ramentosus'' *'' Idiocerus raphus'' *'' Idiocerus rotundens'' *'' Idiocerus rufus'' *'' Idiocerus setaceus'' *'' Idiocerus snowi'' *'' Idiocerus striola'' *'' Idiocerus subnitens'' *'' Idiocerus suturalis'' *'' Idiocerus tahotus'' *'' Idiocerus taiga'' *'' Idiocerus taxodium'' *'' Idiocerus texanus'' *'' Idiocerus tonotonus'' *'' Idiocerus unicolor'' *'' Idiocerus vanduzeei'' *'' Idiocerus varians'' *'' Idiocerus venosus'' *'' Idiocerus verticis'' *'' Idiocerus xanthiops''

External links

Fauna Europaea
Cicadellidae genera Eurymelinae {{Cicadellidae-stub