''Metadelphax propinqua'' is a species of delphacid planthoppers in the family
Delphacidae
Delphacidae is a family of planthoppers containing about 2000 species, distributed worldwide. Delphacids are separated from other "hoppers" by the prominent spur on the tibia of the hindleg.
Diet and Pest species
All species are phytophagous, ...
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It is found in Africa, Australia, the Caribbean, Europe, Northern Asia (excluding China), Central America, North America, Oceania, South America, and Southern Asia.
[Bartlett C, Webb M (2014). "The planthopper genus Spartidelphax, a new segregate of Nearctic Delphacodes (Hemiptera, Delphacidae)". ''ZooKeys 453'': 19-36.] It is an introduced species in the Nearctic and Neotropic.Bugguide.net. ''Metadelphax propinqua''
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References
* Gonzon, Anthony T., and Charles R. Bartlett (2007). "Systematics of Hadropygos n.g., Metadelphax Wagner and New World Toya Distant (Hemiptera: Delphacidae)". ''Transactions of the American Entomological Society, vol. 133, no. 3+4'', 205-277.
Further reading
* Arnett, Ross H. (2000). ''American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico''. CRC Press.
External links
NCBI Taxonomy Browser, ''Metadelphax propinqua''
Insects described in 1866
Delphacini
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