Hypacostemma Explained

Hypacostemma is a genus of leafhoppers in the subfamily Deltocephalinae. It is the only genus in the tribe Hypacostemmini. Hypacostemma contains at least 5 described species distributed throughout Southern Africa. Hypacostemma are usually large greenish leafhoppers with a length between 7-10 mm.^[1]

Species

There are currently 5 described species in Hypacostemma:^[2]

• Hypacostemma brevis
• Hypacostemma devia
• Hypacostemma falcata
• Hypacostemma uniformis
• Hypacostemma viridissima

Notes and References

1. Zahniser. James N. Dietrich. Chris. 2013-05-29. A review of the tribes of Deltocephalinae (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae). European Journal of Taxonomy. 45. 10.5852/ejt.2013.45. 2118-9773. free.
2. Zahniser, J.N. 2007-present. An online interactive key and searchable database of Deltocephalinae (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). http://zahniser.speciesfile.org/