Carynota mera

Carynota mera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Membracidae
Genus: Carynota
Species:
C. mera
Binomial name
Carynota mera
(Say, 1830)
Synonyms[1]
  • Membracis mera Say, 1830

Carynota mera is a species of treehopper. It belongs to the genus Carynota in the family Membracidae.[2] It was first described by Thomas Say in 1830 as Membracis mera.[1][3]

Habitat

Carynota mera is found across the Eastern United States and Eastern Canada.[4]

Appearance

The pronotum of Carynota mera, unlike other treehoppers of Telamonini, is rounded. Males are 8.5 mm long while females are 10 mm long.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Kopp, Dennis D. & Yonke, Thomas R. (1974). "The Treehoppers of Missouri: Part 4. Subfamily Smiliinae; Tribe Telamonini (Homoptera: Membracidae)". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 47 (1): 80–130. JSTOR 25082624.
  2. ^ "Species Carynota mera". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  3. ^ a b "Hoppers of North Carolina". auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  4. ^ "Carynota mera". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
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