Pyrops maculatus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Infraorder: | Fulgoromorpha |
| Family: | Fulgoridae |
| Genus: | Pyrops |
| Species: | P. maculatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Pyrops maculatus (Olivier, 1791)
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Pyrops maculatus is a species of planthopper belonging to the family Fulgoridae. It is found in Sri Lanka and southern India.[2]
Subspecies[]
Subspecies are:[2][3]
- Pyrops maculatus delessertii (Guérin-Méneville, 1840) – treated as Pyrops delessertii by some
- Pyrops maculatus fulvirostris (Walker, 1858)
- Pyrops maculatus maculatus (Olivier, 1791)
Distribution[]
This species is present in Sri Lanka[4] and southern India.[2]
Description[]
Pyrops maculatus can reach a length of 30–40 mm (1.2–1.6 in). This species shows large white spots on tegmina and a broad brown area along all sutural margin.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Catalogue of Life : Pyrops maculatus (Olivier, 1791)". catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
- ^ a b c Bourgoin Th. (2019). "FLOW (Fulgoromorpha Lists on The Web): a world knowledge base dedicated to Fulgoromorpha. Version 8". Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Pyrops maculatus". BioLib.cz. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ a b Constant, Jérôme & Mohan, Ashwini Venkatanarayana (2017). "The lanternflies from Andaman and Nicobar: one new Pyrops species, new records and illustrated key to the species (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoridae)". Belgian Journal of Entomology. 49: 1–24.
External links[]
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Categories:
- Pyrops
- Insects of India
- Insects of Sri Lanka
- Insects described in 1791
- Taxa named by Guillaume-Antoine Olivier
- Fulgoromorpha stubs