''Ceresa'', commonly known as buffalo treehoppers, is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
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 ...
s. It contains about 16
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
.
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Ceresa albescens''
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Ceresa albidosparsa''
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Ceresa alta''
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Ceresa ancora''
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Ceresa basalis''
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Ceresa borealis''
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Ceresa diceros''
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Ceresa festina''
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Ceresa franciscanus''
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Ceresa inermis''
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Ceresa lutea''
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Ceresa pacifica''
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Ceresa palmeri''
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Ceresa stimulea''
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Ceresa tauriniformis''
References
Insect pests of temperate forests
Smiliinae
Auchenorrhyncha genera
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