Hysteropterum Explained

Hysteropterum is a genus of planthoppers described by Amyot & Serville in 1843, belonging to the family Issidae, subfamily Issinae.

Distribution

Species of this genus occur in Europe and North Africa;^{[1] [2]} the numerous New World species formerly assigned to this group have been reassigned to separate genera (e.g., Kathleenum).

Description

The adult planthoppers reach 5- of length, the basic coloration of their body is mostly pale brown or yellowish, with well drawn veins on wings. The females are usually bigger than the males.

Species

• Hysteropterum albaceticum Dlabola, 1983
• Hysteropterum algiricum (Lucas, 1849)
• Hysteropterum alicantium Dlabola, 1986
• Hysteropterum bolearicum Dlabola, 1982
• Hysteropterum curviceps Synave, 1956
• Hysteropterum dolichotum Gnezdilov & Mazzoni, 2004
• Hysteropterum melanophles Fieber, 1877
• Hysteropterum reticulatum (Herrich-Schäffer, 1835)
• Hysteropterum subangulare Rey, 1891
• Hysteropterum tkalcui (Dlabola, 1980)
• Hysteropterum vasconicum Gnezdilov, 2003

Notes and References

1. http://dmitriev.speciesfile.org/taxahelp.asp?hc=59366&key=Erythroneura&lng=En Genus Hysteropterum at Dmitriev Species File
2. http://dmitriev.speciesfile.org/taxahelp.asp?hc=60882&key=Erythroneura&lng=En Hysteropterum subangulare at Dmitriev Species File