''Marleyia''
[Distant WL (1909) Rhynchotal notes xlix. ''Annals and Magazine of Natural History.'' London. (Ser. 8) 4: 320-338.] is a genus of
planthopper
A planthopper is any insect in the infraorder Fulgoromorpha, in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha, a group exceeding 12,500 described species worldwide. The name comes from their remarkable resemblance to leaves and other plants of their environment ...
s in the subfamily
Ricaniinae
Ricaniidae is a family of planthopper insects, containing over 400 species worldwide. The highest diversity is in tropical Africa and Asia and in Australia, with a few species occurring in the Palearctic and Neotropical realms. It is one of the sm ...
, erected by
William Lucas Distant
William Lucas Distant (12 November 1845 Rotherhithe – 4 February 1922 Wanstead) was an English entomologist.
Biography Early years
Distant was born in Rotherhithe, the son of whaling captain Alexander Distantspecies:B.R. Subba Rao, Rao, B.R ...
in 1909.
Species
''Fulgoromorpha Lists on the Web'' includes:
# ''
Marleyia albomaculata'' Distant, 1909
# ''
Marleyia brunnescens'' Distant, 1909 - type species
References
External links
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Ricaniidae
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