''Ledra''
[Fabricius JC (1803) ''Systema rhyngotorum: secundum ordines, genera, species : adiectis synonymis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus''. Brunsvigae runswick C. Reichard. 314 pp.] is the type genus of
leafhoppers in the subfamily Ledrinae
and the
tribe
The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in part due to confli ...
Ledrini
Ledrinae is a relatively small Subfamily (biology), subfamily within the very large and diverse leafhopper family Cicadellidae. Originally placed in its own family, the "Ledridae", it is based on the type genus ''Ledra (leafhopper), Ledra''.
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Ledra aurita'' can be found in Europe but most species occur in Asia.
Species
The
Catalogue of Life
The Catalogue of Life is an online database that provides an index of known species of animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms. It was created in 2001 as a partnership between the global Species 2000 and the American Integrated Taxonomic I ...
lists:
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Ledra arcuatifrons'' Walker 1857 - Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia
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Ledra auditura'' Walker 1858 - Taiwan, Japan, China, Korea, Russia, Hong-Kong
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Ledra aurita'' (Linnaeus, 1758) - Europe
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Ledra bilobata'' Schumacher 1915 - Taiwan, Japan
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Ledra buschi'' Schmidt 1926 – western Indonesia
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Ledra cingalensis'' Distant - Sri Lanka
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Ledra concolor'' Walker, 1851 - Australia
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Ledra conicifrons'' Walker 1857 - Borneo, Singapore
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Ledra conifera'' Walker 1857 - Borneo, Singapore
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Ledra depravata'' Jacobi 1944 - China
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Ledra dilatata'' Walker 1851 - Indian subcontinent, Sri Lanka, Myanmar
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Ledra dilatifrons'' Walker 1857 - Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia
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Ledra dorsalis'' Walker 1851 - Indian subcontinent
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Ledra episcopalis'' Walker 1855
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Ledra fumata'' - China
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Ledra gibba'' Walker 1851 - Philippines
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Ledra gigantea'' Distant 1909 - Borneo
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Ledra hyalina'' Kuoh & Cai 1994 - China
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Ledra imitatrix'' Jacobi 1944
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Ledra intermedia'' Distant 1908
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Ledra kosempoensis'' Schumacher 1915
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Ledra laevis'' Walker 1851
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Ledra lineata'' Walker 1851
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Ledra longifrons'' Walker 1857
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Ledra muda'' Distant 1909
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Ledra mutica'' Fabricius 1803
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Ledra obtusifrons'' Walker 1857
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Ledra orientalis'' Ouchi 1938
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Ledra planifrons'' Walker 1857
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Ledra punctata'' Walker 1851
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Ledra quadricarina'' Walker 1858
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Ledra ranifrons'' Walker 1857
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Ledra reclinata'' Distant 1907
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Ledra rugosa'' Walker 1851
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Ledra serrulata'' Fabricius 1803
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Ledra solita'' (Walker)
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Ledra sternalis'' Jacobi 1944
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Ledra sublata'' Distant 1908
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Ledra truncatifrons'' Walker 1857
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Ledra tuberculifrons'' Walker 1857
Note: ''L. viridipennis'' Latreille 1811 is now placed as ''
Zyzzogeton
''Zyzzogeton'' is a rare genus of leafhoppers endemic to South America. It is named after a former genus ''Zyzza'' (probably an onomatopoeia), appended with the ancient Greek ''geitōn'' ( ‘neighbour’).Webster’s ''Unabridged Dictionary'': ...
viridipennis'' (Latreille, 1811)
Gallery
Ledra aurita - Oorcicade.jpg, ''Ledra aurita''
Ledra aurita (Cicadellidae) - (imago), Molenhoek, the Netherlands.jpg, underside
Ledra aurita. Horned Leafhopper - Flickr - gailhampshire.jpg
Ledra aurita. Leafhopper - Flickr - gailhampshire (1).jpg
References
External links
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Auchenorrhyncha genera
Ledrinae