''Poiocera'' 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
Fulgoridae
The family Fulgoridae is a large group of hemipteran insects, especially abundant and diverse in the tropics, containing over 125 genera worldwide. They are mostly of moderate to large size, many with a superficial resemblance to Lepidoptera due t ...
(subfamily
Poiocerinae
The subfamily Poiocerinae include Hemipteran insects in the family Fulgoridae, found especially in the tropics.
Tribes and genera
The ''Fulgoromorpha Lists On the Web'' (FLOW) includes four Tribe (biology), tribes:
Diloburini
Auth. Metcalf, ...
) occurring in South America.
Species
Source:
World Auchenorrhyncha Database: ''Poiocera'' Laporte, 1832 (retrieved 21 April 2024)
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* '' Poiocera conspersa'' (Germar, 1830) - type species
* '' Poiocera flaviventris'' (Germar, 1830)
* '' Poiocera rugulosa'' Walker, 1858
* '' Poiocera sperabilis'' Walker, 1858
References
External links
Images at iNaturalist (retrieved 17 December 2024)
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Auchenorrhyncha genera
Poiocerinae
Hemiptera of South America