Lycorma olivacea
Lycorma olivacea is a planthopper indigenous to Taiwan.
| Lycorma olivacea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Infraorder: | Fulgoromorpha |
| Family: | Fulgoridae |
| Genus: | Lycorma |
| Species: | L. olivacea |
| Binomial name | |
| Lycorma olivacea (Kato, 1929) | |
Taxonomy and discovery
Lycorma olivacea is a species in the genus Lycorma, in the planthopper family Fulgoridae, subfamily Aphaeninae. Species within this genus are found in Asia.[2] L. olivacea, along with L. meliae, was discovered by Masayo Kato in Taiwan in 1929 and the species has not been reclassified since.[3] Taxonomic classification places three other species (L. delicatula, L. meliae, and L. imperialis) as closely related to L. olivacea.[4]
References
- A. Stroin; J. Szwedo (2012). "The oldest known Lophopidae planthopper (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha) from the European Palaeocene" (PDF). Geobios. Elsevier Masson SAS. 45 (1): 413–420. doi:10.1016/j.geobios.2011.10.007.
- Barringer, Lawrence (17 December 2021). "Lycorma delicatula (spotted lanternfly)". www.cabi.org. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- "Planthoppers: FLOW Website". flow.hemiptera-databases.org. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- Mauchline, C.; McKenna, C. (2019). BS1847: Spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula (White 1845) review: biology, ecology and pest management with reference to kiwifruit. Plant and Food Research (Report).
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