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Acanalonia similis

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Acanalonia similis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha
Family: Acanaloniidae
Genus: Acanalonia
Species:
A. similis
Binomial name
Acanalonia similis
Doering, 1932

Acanalonia similis is a species of planthopper in the family Acanaloniidae. It is found in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.[1][2] It is quite visually similar to Acanalonia invenusta, but though the two can be differentiated as A. similis has more prominent reticulation across its elytra than A. invenusta.[3] A. similis measures 4.2 - 4.9 mm long.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Planthoppers: FLOW Website". flow.hemiptera-databases.org. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  2. ^ "Acanalonia similis Doering, 1932". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  3. ^ "Keys to species of Acanaloniidae – Planthoppers of North America". Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  4. ^ Doering K. C. 1932 - The genus Acanalonia in America North of Mexico (Fulgoridae, Homoptera). Annals of the Entomological Society of America. Columbus, Ohio 25: 758-786 [775]. [1]