''Neosalurnis'' 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 family
Flatidae
Flatidae are a family of fulgoroid planthoppers. They are cosmopolitan in distribution and are distinguished from others in the superfamily by a combination of characters. Like all other planthoppers, they suck phloem sap of plants. Some spec ...
, 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 Distant Rao, B.R. Subba (1998) ''Histor ...
in 1910. It was subsequently placed in tribe
Flatini
The Flatinae are a subfamily of planthoppers, erected by Maximilian Spinola in 1839. Genera have been recorded from all continents except Antarctica: especially in tropical and subtropical regions.
Description
Like all other planthoppers, they ...
, subtribe Phyllyphantina by Metcalf (1957) Records of occurrence (possibly incomplete) are currently from Vietnam
[ and China.][WANG Ying-lun, PENG Ling-fei, YUAN Xiang-qu]
link on cnki.com.cn
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Species
''Fulgoromorpha Lists on the Web''[Fulgoromorpha Lists On the Web (FLOW): ''Neosalurnis'' Distant, 1910 (retrieved 15 August 2022)]
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# ''Neosalurnis bonenda
''Neosalurnis'' is a genus of planthoppers in the family Flatidae, erected by William Lucas Distant in 1910. It was subsequently placed in tribe Flatini
The Flatinae are a subfamily of planthoppers, erected by Maximilian Spinola in 1839. Ge ...
'' Medler, 1992
# ''Neosalurnis decalis
''Neosalurnis'' is a genus of planthoppers in the family Flatidae, erected by William Lucas Distant in 1910. It was subsequently placed in tribe Flatini, subtribe Phyllyphantina by Metcalf (1957) Records of occurrence (possibly incomplete) are ...
'' Medler, 1992
# ''Neosalurnis gracilis
''Neosalurnis'' is a genus of planthoppers in the family Flatidae, erected by William Lucas Distant in 1910. It was subsequently placed in tribe Flatini, subtribe Phyllyphantina by Metcalf (1957) Records of occurrence (possibly incomplete) are ...
'' (Melichar, 1902) - type species
(as '' Phyllyphanta gracilis'' Melichar, 1902, then '' Lawana bicarinata'' Distant, then ''Neosalurnis reticulatus'' Distant, 1910)
# ''Neosalurnis insignis
''Neosalurnis'' is a genus of planthoppers in the family Flatidae, erected by William Lucas Distant in 1910. It was subsequently placed in tribe Flatini, subtribe Phyllyphantina by Metcalf (1957) Records of occurrence (possibly incomplete) are ...
'' Medler, 1992
# ''Neosalurnis insula
''Neosalurnis'' is a genus of planthoppers in the family Flatidae, erected by William Lucas Distant in 1910. It was subsequently placed in tribe Flatini, subtribe Phyllyphantina by Metcalf (1957) Records of occurrence (possibly incomplete) are ...
'' Medler, 1992
# ''Neosalurnis magnispinata
''Neosalurnis'' is a genus of planthoppers in the family Flatidae, erected by William Lucas Distant in 1910. It was subsequently placed in tribe Flatini, subtribe Phyllyphantina by Metcalf (1957) Records of occurrence (possibly incomplete) are ...
'' Wang, Peng & Yuan, 2005
# ''Neosalurnis teralis
''Neosalurnis'' is a genus of planthoppers in the family Flatidae, erected by William Lucas Distant in 1910. It was subsequently placed in tribe Flatini, subtribe Phyllyphantina by Metcalf (1957) Records of occurrence (possibly incomplete) are ...
'' Medler, 1992
References
External links
BUGS FOR THE AMATEUR (Hong Kong)
Image of ''Neosalurnis cf. gracilis''
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Flatidae
Auchenorrhyncha genera
Hemiptera of Asia