Lystra lanata explained

Lystra lanata is a planthopper species in the genus Lystra.^[1] Originally described by Carl Linnaeus by its basionym Cicada lanata.

Description

Lystra lanata has black wings with blue spots and red sides to its head. It can be differentiated from Lystra pulverulenta by the white area of the wing being confined to an edge.

Range

This species is found in Brazil,^[2] French Guiana, French West Indies,^[3] Guyana, México and Suriname.

Host

A host plant of this species is the tree Simarouba amara.^[4] L. lanata was witnessed gathering in a group on this tree at a locality near where the Napo and Yagua rivers join.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lystra lanata . iNaturalist . 2021-03-05 . en.
2. Web site: Lystra lanata, Planthopper in the family Fulgoridae, subfamily Lystrinae. 2021-03-05. www.americaninsects.net.
3. Book: Drapiez, Pierre Auguste Joseph. Dictionnaire classique des sciences naturelles : présentant la définition, l'analyse et l'histoire de tous les êtres qui composent les trois règnes, leurs application générale aux arts, à l'agriculture, à la médicine, à l'économie domestique, etc.. Bory de Saint-Vincent. Bory de Saint-Vincent. 1839. Meline, Cans et Ce.. 6. Brussels.
4. Hogue. Charles L.. 1984. Observations on the plant hosts and possible mimicry models of "Lantern Bugs" (Fulgora spp.) (Homoptera: Fulgoridae). Revista de Biología Tropical. 32. 1. 145–150.