Prokelisia marginata explained

Prokelisia marginata is a species of delphacid planthopper in the family Delphacidae. It is found in North America.

P. marginata can be found in salt marshes where it grazes on Spartina alterniflora. ^[1]

Further reading

• The Planthopper Genus Prokelisia in the United States (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea: Delphacidae). 1982. Wilson . Stephen W.. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 55. 3. 532–546. 25084326.
• Practical diagnosis and natural history of two sibling salt marsh-inhabiting planthoppers in the genus Prokelisia (Homoptera: Delphacidae). 1987. Denno . R. F.. Schauff . M. E.. Wilson . S. W.. Olmstead . K. L.. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 89. 4. 687–700. 0013-8797.
• The planthopper genus Prokelisia (Homoptera: Delphacidae): morphology of female genitalia and copulatory behaviour. 1990. Heady . S. E. .. Wilson . S. W.. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 63. 2. 267–278. 25085176.

Notes and References

1. Kiehn . Whitney M. . Morris . James T. . 2009-09-01 . Relationships between Spartina alterniflora and Littoraria irrorata in a South Carolina salt marsh . Wetlands . en . 29 . 3 . 818–825 . 10.1672/08-178.1 . 1943-6246.