Kanaima (froghopper) explained

Kanaima is a genus of froghoppers endemic to Brazil & Argentina belonging to the family Cercopidae.^[1]

Species

• Kanaima katzensteinii Berg, 1879
• Kanaima fluvialis Lallemand, 1924
• Kanaima fusca Lallemand, 1927^{[2] [3]}
• Kanaima nigra Brasil, RS

Excluded species

Four species formerly enclosed in Kanaima was transferred to Mahanarva Distant, 1909.^[4]

• Mahanarva vittata Walker, 1851
• Mahanarva fortunata Lallemand, 1924
• Mahanarva radiata Walker, 1851
• Mahanarva dubia Stancik & Cavichioli, 2003

References

• Schmidt E. 1910 - Neue Gattungen und Arten der Subfamilie Cercopinae Stal, ein Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Cercopiden (Hemiptera-Homoptera). Archiv für Naturgeschichte. Berlin 76: 53-112.

Notes and References

1. http://hemiptera-databases.org/cool/database.php?searchtable=noms_complets&lang=fr&db=cool&card=speciess&alph=L Cercopoidea Organised On Line
2. http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262008000300002 Taxonomic revision of Kanaima Distant (Hemiptera, Cercopidae, Ischnorhininae)
3. [:sv:Pachypterinella fusca|Swedish Wikipedia: Pachypterinella fusca]
4. http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262008000300002 Taxonomic revision of Kanaima Distant (Hemiptera, Cercopidae, Ischnorhininae)