Pyrops spinolae explained

Pyrops spinolae^[1] is a species of planthopper sometimes referred-to as the dark-horned lantern-fly (Vietnamese: ve sầu đầu đen). The species is named after Maximilian Spinola, the authority for the genus.

This lantern bug is recorded from India and Indochina.^[1] Pyrops condorinus from southern Thailand was once considered as a subspecies.(^[2]

Notes and References

1. https://www.hemiptera-databases.org/flow/?page=explorer&db=flow&lang=en&card=name&id=24957 FLOW: Pyrops spinolae (Westwood, 1842) retrieved 9 June 2022
2. Lallemand V (1960) in: Nagai S & Porion T (1996) Fulgoridae 2: Catalogue illustré des faunes asiatique et australienne. 80 Pp. Sciences Nat, Compiègne (France).