Microcentrus caryae Fitch
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Microcentrus caryae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Membracidae
Genus: Microcentrus
Species:
M. caryae
Binomial name
Microcentrus caryae
(Fitch, 1851)
Synonyms

Uroxiphus caryae Fitch 1851 Centrotus caryae (Fitch); Walker 1852a: 1147. Ledra caryae (Fitch); Glover 1878a: 2. Phaulocentrus caryae (Fitch); Fowler 1896[1]

Microcentrus caryae, the hickory stegaspidine treehopper, is a species of treehopper in the family Membracidae.[2][3][4][5]

Appearance

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M. caryae is grayish-brown colored, but can sometimes be grayish-purple. It has a short, small, rounded pronotum, which is unlike other treehoppers.[6]

Hickory stegaspidine treehopper, Microcentrus caryae
Hickory stegaspidine treehopper, Microcentrus caryae

References

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  1. ^ Cryan, Jason R.; Robertson, James A.; Deitz, Lewis L. (1 January 2003). "Systematic Treatment". The New World Treehopper Tribe Microcentrini (Hemiptera: Membracidae: Stegaspidinae): Monographic Revision and Phylogenetic Position. doi:10.4182/RWVJ5519.2003.9.
  2. ^ "Microcentrus caryae species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  3. ^ "Microcentrus caryae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  4. ^ "Microcentrus caryae Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  5. ^ "Microcentrus caryae Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  6. ^ "Hoppers of North Carolina". auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov. Retrieved 2024-02-16.

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