leafhopper
(Gyponana subgenus Gyponana)
| Overview | Gyponana is a genus of leafhoppers found throughout North and South America. There are at least 90 species of Gyponana in four subgenera. Three of the subgenera contain just one species each. The remainder are in the nominate subgenus Gyponana. Within the subgenus there are at least 23 species in North America north of Mexico and at least 7 species in Minnesota. Most feed on broad-leaved plants. Two species feed on conifers and at least three feed on deciduous shrubs. |
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| Identification | The genus Gypoana includes leafhoppers with a “long, narrow appendix” and nearly pointed forewings (hemelytra). All but a few Gyponana leafhoppers are similar in appearance difficult or impossible to identify based on external characters. Gyponana subgenus Gyponana adults are ¼″ to 7⁄16″ (7 to 11 mm) long. Most are pale green. On most, the head is distinctly narrower than the exoskeletal plate covering the thorax (pronotum). All have smooth textured hemelytra. |
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| Taxonomy | Order: |
Hemiptera (true bugs, cicadas, hoppers, aphids and allies) |
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Euhemiptera |
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Clypeorrhyncha |
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Suborder: |
Auchenorrhyncha (free-living hemipterans) |
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Infraorder: |
Cicadomorpha |
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Superfamily: |
Membracoidea |
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Family: |
Cicadellidae (leafhoppers) |
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Subfamily: |
Iassinae |
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Tribe: |
Gyponini |
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Genus: |
Gyponana |
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Subgenus: |
Gyponana |
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| Subordinate Taxa | eight-lined leafhopper (Gyponana octolineata) leafhopper (Gyponana geminata) leafhopper (Gyponana gladia) leafhopper (Gyponana procera) leafhopper (Gyponana salsa) leafhopper (Gyponana striata) leafhopper (Gyponana tenella) |
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| Common Names |
This subgenus has no common name. The common name of the family Cicadellidae is leafhoppers, and is applied here for the sake of convenience. |
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Glossary
Hemelytron
The forewing of true bugs (Order Hemiptera), thickened at the base and membranous at the tip. Plural: hemelytra.
Pronotum
The saddle-shaped, exoskeletal plate on the upper side of the first segment of the thorax of an insect.
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| Alfredo Colon 8/19/2019 |
Location: Woodbury, Minnesota |
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Location: Woodbury, Minnesota |
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Created: 9/6/2020
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