Neosalurnis Explained

Neosalurnis^[1] is a genus of planthoppers in the family Flatidae, erected by William Lucas Distant in 1910. It was subsequently placed in tribe Flatini, subtribe Phyllyphantina by Metcalf (1957)^[2] Records of occurrence (possibly incomplete) are currently from Vietnam and China.^[3]

Species

Fulgoromorpha Lists on the Web^[4] includes:

1. Neosalurnis bonenda Medler, 1992
2. Neosalurnis decalis Medler, 1992
3. Neosalurnis gracilis (Melichar, 1902) - type species
   (as Phyllyphanta gracilis Melichar, 1902, then Lawana bicarinata Distant, then Neosalurnis reticulatus Distant, 1910)
4. Neosalurnis insignis Medler, 1992
5. Neosalurnis insula Medler, 1992
6. Neosalurnis magnispinata Wang, Peng & Yuan, 2005
7. Neosalurnis teralis Medler, 1992

External links

• Images at iNaturalist
• BUGS FOR THE AMATEUR (Hong Kong)

Image of Neosalurnis cf. gracilis

Notes and References

1. Distant WL (1910) Rhynchotal notes. 1. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. London. (Ser. 8) 5: 297-322.
2. Metcalf ZP (1957) in: Metcalf ZP (1954) General Catalogue of the Homoptera. Fascicule IV, North Carolina State College, Raleigh (United States of America). Part 13. Flatidae and Hypochthonellidae pp. 1-565 [193].
3. WANG Ying-lun, PENG Ling-fei, YUAN Xiang-qun link on cnki.com.cn
4. https://flow.hemiptera-databases.org/flow/?page=explorer&db=flow&lang=en&card=taxon&rank=genus&id=22152 Fulgoromorpha Lists On the Web (FLOW): Neosalurnis Distant, 1910 (retrieved 15 August 2022)