Scieroptera fumigata
| Scieroptera fumigata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Scieroptera |
| Species: | S. fumigata
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| Binomial name | |
| Scieroptera fumigata Stål, 1854
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Scieroptera fumigata is a species of true cicada endemic to India.[1][2]
Description
The body of Scieroptera fumigata is mostly black with two central pale yellow lines to the pronotum.[1] The margins of the pronotum, mesonotum, abdomen, and femora are brownish red. The abdomen has black dorsal fascia. The tibiae and tarsi are dark brown. The tegmina are dark purplish brown with dull yellow venation and costal membranes. The wings are semi-transparent with yellow venation.
Its body length excluding tegmina is 12-19mm, and it has a tegmina span of 28–43 mm.
Etymology
The species name fumigata means "smoky" in Latin.[3]
References
- ^ a b Distant, W. L. (1906). "Rhyncota — Vol. 3". The Fauna of British India: 160. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ Atkinson, Edwin T. (1886). Homoptera Indica. J.W. Thomas. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "TaxonPages: World Auchenorrhyncha Database - Scieroptera fumigata (Stål, 1854)". hoppers.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 3 July 2025.