Platymetopius
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''Platymetopius'' is a genus of
leafhopper Leafhopper is the common name for any species from the family (biology), family Cicadellidae: based on the type genus ''Cicadella''. These minute insects, colloquially known as hoppers, are plant feeders that suck plant sap from grass, shrubs, or ...
s (family Cicadellidae), containing over 75 species, mostly
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.Genus ''Platymetopius'' Burmeister, 1838
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Selected species

* '' Platymetopius abbreviatus'' * '' Platymetopius abruptus'' Ball


References

Cicadellidae Hemiptera genera Taxa named by Hermann Burmeister {{cicadellidae-stub