''Aphrodisias''
is a Central American genus of
planthopper
A planthopper is any insect in the infraorder Fulgoromorpha, in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha, a group exceeding 12,500 described species worldwide. The name comes from their remarkable resemblance to leaves and other plants of their environment ...
s in the family
Fulgoridae
The family Fulgoridae is a large group of hemipteran insects, especially abundant and diverse in the tropics, containing over 125 genera worldwide. They are mostly of moderate to large size, many with a superficial resemblance to Lepidoptera due t ...
.
Species
* ''
Aphrodisias cacica''
Stål, 1869: type species
* ''
Aphrodisias shaman''
O'Brien, 1991
References
[Stål C. (1869) Analecta Hemipterologica, Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. Berlin, 13: 225-242.]
[Kirkaldy GW (1906) Bibliographical and nomenclatorial notes on the Hemiptera. No. 6, The Entomologist. An illustrated Journal of Entomology. London, 39: 247-249.]
External links
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FLOW: ''Aphrodisias''
Fulgorinae
Auchenorrhyncha genera
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