Orosius (leafhopper) explained

Orosius is a genus of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae. There are 15 described species in Orosius.

The genus was revised by Ghauri in 1966.^[1] Species can be differentiated by the shape of the aedeagus.

Species

These 15 species belong to the genus Orosius:

• Orosius aegypticus Ghauri, 1966 (Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan)
• Orosius albicinctus Distant, 1918 (Asia, North Africa, Australia, southern Europe)
• Orosius albifrons Fletcher & Löcker, 2016
• Orosius argentatus (Evans, 1938) (common brown leafhopper) (Australia, Pacific Islands, Azores)
• Orosius brunneus Fletcher & Löcker, 2016
• Orosius canberrensis (Evans, 1938) (Australia)
• Orosius cellulosus (Lindberg, 1927) (Sudan, Ethiopia, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Oman)
• Orosius lotophagorum (Kirkaldy, 1907) (Australia, Thailand, Pacific Islands)
• Orosius magareyi Fletcher & Löcker, 2016
• Orosius orientalis (Matsumura, 1914) (minami-madara-yokobai) (East Asia, Pacific Islands, Europe)
• Orosius pallidus Fletcher & Löcker, 2016
• Orosius recurvus Fletcher & Löcker, 2016
• Orosius ryukyuensis (Ishihara, 1965) (Japan, Federated States of Micronesia)
• Orosius santali Singh-Pruthi, 1934 (India)
• Orosius viraktamathi El-Sonbati & Wilson, 2019 (Saudi Arabia, Oman, United Arab Emirates)

External links

• • Orosius on www1.dpi.nsw.gov.au

Notes and References

1. Ghauri, M.S.K. 1966. Revision of the Genus Orosius Distant (Homoptera: Cicadelloidea). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 18(7): 231–252.