Calyptoproctus Explained

Calyptoproctus is a genus of planthoppers in the family Fulgoridae; records are from Central and South America.

Species

World Auchenorrhyncha Database lists:^[1]

• Calyptoproctus aridus Stål, 1869
• Calyptoproctus coloratus Distant, 1906
• Calyptoproctus confusus Distant, 1906
• Calyptoproctus elegans (Olivier, 1791) - type species
• Calyptoproctus exsiccatus (Stål, 1854)
• Calyptoproctus fuscipennis Distant, 1906
• Calyptoproctus guttipes (Walker, 1858)
• Calyptoproctus stigma (Fabricius, 1803)
• Calyptoproctus weyrauchi Lallemand, 1956

Formerly included

• Calyptoproctus marmoratus Spinola, 1839; now classified as Scaralina marmorata^[2]

References

• Fick, W. 1985. Zur Morphologie und histologie des Darmtraktes von Hyalodictyon truncatum, Calyptoproctus elegans und Fulgora laternaria (Homoptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Fulgoromorpha). Mitteilungen der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Allgemeine und Angewandte Entomologie 4(4-6): 180-183.
• Hoffman, R. L. 2004. Calyptoproctus marmoratus, a striking planthopper, arrives in Virginia from parts south (Homoptera: Fulgoridae). Banisteria 23: 48-49.

External links

• • • • Calyptoproctus at bugguide.net
• Calyptoproctus at canr.udel.edu/planthoppers/north-america

Notes and References

1. https://hoppers.speciesfile.org/otus/72259/overview World Auchenorrhyncha Database: Calyptoproctus Spinola, 1839 (retrieved 21 April 2024)
2. Yanega, D., Goemans, G., Van Dam M., Gómez-Marco, F., Hoddle, M. (2024) Description of a new genus of North and Central American planthoppers (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) with fourteen new species. Zootaxa 5443: 1-53. DOI: 10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5443.1.1