Membracis Nigra
''Membracis'' is a genus of treehoppers in the family Membracidae. There are more than 50 described species in ''Membracis''. Species These 51 species belong to the genus ''Membracis'': * ''Membracis albolimbata'' Fowler * ''Membracis ambigua'' Fairmaire * ''Membracis caquetaensis'' Richter * ''Membracis carinata'' Weber * ''Membracis carinulata'' Richter * ''Membracis celsa'' Walker * ''Membracis compressa'' Fabricius * ''Membracis confusa'' Fairmaire * ''Membracis consobrina'' Costa * ''Membracis continua'' Walker * ''Membracis contornata'' Sakakibara, 1992 * ''Membracis dorsata'' Fabricius * ''Membracis fabricii'' Metcalf & Wade, 1965 * ''Membracis fairmairi'' Goding, 1928 * ''Membracis fenestrina'' Schumacher * ''Membracis flava'' Richter * ''Membracis flaveola'' Gmelin * ''Membracis foliata'' Linnaeus * ''Membracis foliataarcuata'' DeGeer * ''Membracis foliatafasciata'' * ''Membracis foliatafusca'' DeGeer * ''Membracis fonsecai'' Sakakibara, 1992 * ''Membracis formosa'' Ric ...
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Treehopper
Treehoppers (more precisely typical treehoppers to distinguish them from the Aetalionidae) and thorn bugs are members of the family (biology), family Membracidae, a group of insects related to the cicadas and the leafhoppers. About 3,200 species of treehoppers in over 400 genera are known.Treehoppers.
Dr. Metcalf. NCSU Libraries. North Carolina State University. They are found on all continents except Antarctica; only five species are known from Europe. Individual treehoppers usually live for only a few months.

Morphology

Treehoppers, due to their unusual appearance, have long interested naturalists. They are best known for their enlarged and ornate pronotum, expanded into often fantastic shapes that enhance their camouflage or mimicry, often resembling Thorns, spines, and prickles, plant th ...
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