Elasmoscelis

Elasmoscelis
Elasmoscelis sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha
Family: Lophopidae
Subfamily: Menoscinae
Genus:
Spinola, 1839

Elasmoscelis is a genus of planthoppers in the family Lophopidae, subfamily Menoscinae and the monogeneric tribe Elasmoscelini Melichar, 1915; it was erected by Maximilian Spinola in 1839.[1]

Records of occurrence (probably incomplete) for species include: Africa, Sri Lanka, China, Indochina and Malesia.[2]

Species

Fulgoromorpha Lists On the Web.[3] includes:

  1. Elasmoscelis capeneri Dlabola, 1959
  2. Elasmoscelis cimicoides Spinola, 1839
    - type species
  3. Elasmoscelis damon Linnavuori, 1973
  4. Elasmoscelis decora (Walker, 1851)
  5. Elasmoscelis despecta Melichar, 1915
  6. Elasmoscelis garambaensis Synave, 1962
  7. Elasmoscelis guineensis Synave, 1963
  8. Elasmoscelis impala Linnavuori, 1973
  9. Elasmoscelis kankundensis Synave, 1958
  10. Elasmoscelis lundana Synave, 1961
  11. Elasmoscelis mpazensis Synave, 1962
  12. Elasmoscelis paliensis Synave, 1962
  13. Elasmoscelis perforata Walker, 1862
    (2 subspecies.)
  14. Elasmoscelis punctata Synave, 1958
  15. Elasmoscelis rhodesiana Distant, 1910
  16. Elasmoscelis saegeri Synave, 1962
  17. Elasmoscelis similis Synave, 1962
  18. Elasmoscelis spinifer Linnavuori, 1973
  19. Elasmoscelis stali Distant, 1907
  20. Elasmoscelis trimaculata Walker, 1851
  21. Elasmoscelis utukurensis Synave, 1962

References

  1. ^ Spinola M (1839) Essai sur les Fulgorelles, sous-tribu de la tribu des Cicadaires, ordre des Rhyngotes. (Suite). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. Paris 8: 339-454 [388].
  2. ^ GBIF: Elasmoscelis Spinola, 1839 (retrieved 19 April 2025)
  3. ^ Fulgoromorpha Lists On the Web (FLOW): Elasmoscelis Spinola, 1839 (retrieved 19 April 2025)
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