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Centrotus

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Centrotus
Centrotus cornutus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Membracidae
Subfamily: Centrotinae
Tribe: Centrotini
Genus: Centrotus
Fabricius, 1803[1]

Centrotus is a genus of mostly Palaearctic treehoppers belonging to the family Membracidae.[2] Common European species include the type species Centrotus cornutus (widespread including Scandinavia and the British Isles) and C. chloroticus (southern France and the Iberian peninsula).[3][4]

Species

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The following species are recognised in this genus:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Fabricius JC (1803) Systema rhyngotorum: secundum ordines, genera, species : adiectis synonymis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus. Brunsvigae [Brunswick], C. Reichard. 314 pp.
  2. ^ a b "Centrotus Fabricius, 1803". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  3. ^ Nickel H (2003) The Leafhoppers and Planthoppers of Germany (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha): patterns and strategies in a highly diverse group of phytophagous insects. Pensoft Series Faunistica No. 28, Sofia-Moscow, Keltern, 1-460.
  4. ^ Nast J (1987) The Auchenorrhyncha (Homoptera) of Europe. Annales Zoologici Warszawa 40: 535-661.
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