Scaralina Explained
Scaralina is a genus of planthoppers in the family Fulgoridae occurring in North America and Central America, from Idaho to Panama.[1]
Biology
All but one of the known species of Scaralina occur at higher elevations, above 1000 meters, and appear to be associated with oaks (Quercus spp.).[1] Adults are readily and commonly attracted to blacklights, and are especially abundant and diverse in the Madrean Sky Islands bioregion.[1]
Species
- Scaralina aethrinsula Yanega & Van Dam, 2024
- Scaralina chapina Goemans & Yanega, 2024
- Scaralina cristata Yanega & Van Dam, 2024
- Scaralina durango Yanega, 2024
- Scaralina gigantea Yanega, 2024
- Scaralina hawksi Yanega, 2024
- Scaralina marmorata (Spinola, 1839) (= Alphina glauca (Metcalf, 1923))
- Scaralina metcalfi Yanega & Van Dam, 2024
- Scaralina monzoni Goemans & Yanega, 2024
- Scaralina obfusca Yanega, 2024
- Scaralina obrienae Yanega & Van Dam, 2024
- Scaralina orientalis Yanega, 2024
- Scaralina rileyi Yanega, 2024
- Scaralina sullivani Yanega, 2024
- Scaralina veracruzensis Yanega & Van Dam, 2024
Notes and References
- Yanega, D., Goemans, G., Van Dam M., Gómez-Marco, F., Hoddle, M. (2024) Description of a new genus of North and Central American planthoppers (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) with fourteen new species. Zootaxa 5443: 1-53. DOI: 10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5443.1.1
