Pyrops pyrorhynchus
| Pyrops pyrorhynchus | |
|---|---|
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| Pyrops pyrorhynchus (The 2 large insects) in Donovan (1800) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Infraorder: | Fulgoromorpha |
| Family: | Fulgoridae |
| Genus: | Pyrops |
| Species: | P. pyrorhynchus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrops pyrorhynchus (Donovan, 1800) | |
Pyrops pyrorhynchus is a species of lanternfly of the family Fulgoridae. It is found in India, Thailand, and Malaysia.[1][2]
Identification
The overall colour is brown, the tip of the head extension, which is also known as a cephalic process, is red. The basal 2/3rds of the forewings, also known as the tegmen in Fulgoridae, can be brown to green.[3] It can be distinguished from all similar species except Pyrops pythicus by the colour, and from it by the presence of outlined circles, not unmargined spots, at 2/3rds of the tegmen. Also, P. pythicus is in Indonesia, but P. pyrorhynchus is found on mainland S and SE Asia.
Etymology
From Greek – πυρ (fire/flame) and ῥύγχος (snout)[4]
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