Pygospina Explained

Pygospina is a genus of delphacid planthoppers in the family Delphacidae. There are about five described species in Pygospina.

Species

These five species belong to the genus Pygospina:

• Pygospina aurantii (Crawford, 1914)
• Pygospina reducta Caldwell in Caldwell & Martorell, 1951
• Pygospina rezendensis (Muir, 1926)
• Pygospina spinata Caldwell in Caldwell & Martorell, 1951
• Pygospina spinigera (Fennah, 1945)

Further reading

• Descriptions of nymphs of the cat-tail feeding delphacid planthopper Pygospina spinata (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea). 1997. Doud . C. W.. Wilson . S. W.. Tsai . J. H.. The Florida Entomologist. 80. 4. 443–450. 10.2307/3495608. 3495608. free.
• A new genus and two new species of Delphacine Fulgorids. 1951. Beamer . R. H.. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 44. 2. 198–200. 10.1093/aesa/44.2.198.
• Book: Homoptera Delphacidae. 2006. Ding . Jinhua. Science Press. Fauna Sinica Insecta. 45. 978-7-03-016876-4.
• An annotated checklist of the delphacid planthoppers (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) of Florida with the description of three new species and the new genus, Meristopsis. 2012. Kennedy . Ashley C.. Bartlett . Charles R.. Wilson . Stephen W.. The Florida Entomologist. 95. 2. 395–421. 10.1653/024.095.0223. 23268562. free.