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Spissistilus
Sign in to saveSpissistilus is a genus of treehoppers (family Membracidae). They are native to North and Central America and the West Indies. The species Spissistilus festinus is a major pest of a number of crops, particularly alfalfa and soybean.
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Vinony's link graph records 2 inbound references to Spissistilus, and connects out to Animalia, insect and soybean.
Vinony files it under Auchenorrhyncha genera and Smiliinae.
Vinony links it to 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Three-cornered Alfalfa Hopper
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderHemiptera
- FamilyMembracidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 5,559
- With media
- 123
- Family
- Membracidae
- Collections
- IFIT-CP, MHNCA
- Recorded in
- Mexico
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Membracidae
- Image
- Spissistilus festina.jpg
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Spissistilus is a genus of treehoppers (family Membracidae). They are native to North and Central America and the West Indies. The species Spissistilus festinus is a major pest of a number of crops, particularly alfalfa and soybean.
==Taxonomy== The genus Spissistilus was erected by John S. Caldwell in 1949. The type species is Membracis festina which became Spissistilus festinus. The genus is placed in the tribe Ceresini of the subfamily Smiliinae.
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