Pyrops Explained

Pyrops is a genus of planthoppers that occur primarily in southeast Asia, containing about 70 species.[1] They are fairly large insects, with much of the length due to an elongated, upcurving, snout-like projection of the head. The wings are generally brightly patterned in contrasting colors, and they are popular among collectors.

Species

The genus has been divided into several species groups:[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Candelaria group

thumb|right|Pyrops lathburii

"Cultellatus group"

Clavatus group

Effusus group

Oculatus group

Polillensis group

Pyrorhynchus group

thumb|right|Pyrops ruehli

Sultana group

Ungrouped species

Taxonomy

The genus name of Laternaria has been used by some authors, but this name was published in a work that was suppressed in 1955 by an official declaration of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN): Opinion 322.[10] [11] The type species is Pyrops candelaria.

A molecular phylogenetic study suggests that Pyrops is sister to the genus Saiva, and the tribe Pyropsini may not be properly placed in Fulgorinae.[12]

Ecology

Like many other plant-sap sucking insects, Pyrops species exude honeydew. This honeydew is sometimes gathered by other animals in trophobiotic associations. Pyrops whiteheadi and P. intricatus are known to be attended by Dorylaea spp. cockroaches in Southeast Asia. Pyrops whiteheadi has also been seen tended by a gecko, Gehyra mutilata.[13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Spinola . M . 1839 . Essai sur les Fulgorelles, sous-tribu de la tribu des Cicadaires, ordre des Rhyngotes . Annales de la Société Entomologique de France . 8 . 339–454 .
  2. Web site: Asian Lanternflies: The genus Pyrops · iNaturalist .
  3. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/318455874_Pyrops_nishiguroi_n_sp_a_new_Fulgoridae_from_Philippines_with_some_notes_on_the_Pyrops_oculatus_group_Hemiptera_Fulgoromorpha
  4. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320729181_The_new_polillensis_group_in_the_lanternfly_genus_Pyrops_Taxonomy_distribution_and_host_plant_Hemiptera_Fulgoridae
  5. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/348976298_The_Oriental_lanternfly_Pyrops_itoi_Sato_Nagai_1994_New_synonymy_and_distribution_records_Hemiptera_Fulgoromorpha_Fulgoridae?_tp=eyJjb250ZXh0Ijp7ImZpcnN0UGFnZSI6Il9kaXJlY3QiLCJwYWdlIjoicHVibGljYXRpb24iLCJwcmV2aW91c1BhZ2UiOiJwdWJsaWNhdGlvbiJ9fQ
  6. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/315657054_Review_of_the_clavatus_group_of_the_lanternfly_genus_Pyrops_Hemiptera_Fulgoromorpha_Fulgoridae?_tp=eyJjb250ZXh0Ijp7ImZpcnN0UGFnZSI6Il9kaXJlY3QiLCJwYWdlIjoicHVibGljYXRpb24iLCJwcmV2aW91c1BhZ2UiOiJwdWJsaWNhdGlvbiJ9fQ
  7. Belgian Journal of Entomology . 49. 1–24 . 2017. The lanternflies from Andaman and Nicobar: one new Pyrops species, new records and illustrated key to the species (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoridae) . Constant, Jérôme . Mohan, Ashwini Venkatanarayana . amp .
  8. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/359973157_The_Lanternfly_genus_Pyrops_in_Vietnam_A_new_species_from_Central_Vietnam_taxonomic_changes_checklist_identification_key_Hemiptera_Fulgoromorpha_Fulgoridae
  9. Web site: TaxonPages: World Auchenorrhyncha Database - Pyrops lathburii (Kirby, 1818) .
  10. ICZN. 1955 . Opinion 322. Validation, under the Plenary Powers, of the generic name Fulgora Linnaeus, 1767 (Class lnsecta, Order Hemiptera) and designation for the genus so named of a type species in harmony with current nomenclatorial practice . Opinions and Declaractions Rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 9. 13. 185–208. 10.5962/p.149561 .
  11. Proposed use of the plenary powers to designate a type species for the genus "Fulgora" Linnaeus 1767, and to suppress the generic name "Laternaria" Linnaeus 1764 (class Insecta, order Hemiptera). Fennah, R. G.. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature . 6. 34–37 . 1951. 10.5962/bhl.part.15979. free.
  12. Urban. Julie M.. Cryan. Jason R. . amp . 2009-03-01. Entomologically famous, evolutionarily unexplored: The first phylogeny of the lanternfly family Fulgoridae (Insecta: Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 50. 3. 471–484. 10.1016/j.ympev.2008.12.004 . 19118634. 2009MolPE..50..471U .
  13. Constant. Jérôme. 2015-07-08. Review of the effusus group of the lanternfly genus Pyrops Spinola, 1839, with one new species and notes on trophobiosis (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoridae). European Journal of Taxonomy. en . 1–23 . 128 . 10.5852/ejt.2015.128 . free.

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