Metcalfa Persea
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''Metcalfa'' is a genus of planthoppers in the
Flatidae Flatidae are a family of fulgoroid planthoppers. They are cosmopolitan in distribution and are distinguished from others in the superfamily by a combination of characters. Like all other planthoppers, they suck phloem sap of plants. Some spec ...
family and the tribe Nephesini. Species are essentially North American in origin, but ''M. pruinosa'' has been introduced to Europe (including Britain).


Description

Usually, adults of ''Metcalfa'' are 5.5 to 8 mm in length and 2 to 3 mm in width at the widest point.


Species

* ''
Metcalfa frigida ''Metcalfa'' is a genus of planthoppers in the Flatidae family and the tribe Nephesini. Species are essentially North American in origin, but ''M. pruinosa'' has been introduced to Europe (including Britain). Description Usually, adults of '' ...
'' (Metcalf & Bruner, 1948) * '' Metcalfa persea'' (Metcalf & Bruner, 1948) * ''
Metcalfa pruinosa ''Metcalfa pruinosa'', the citrus flatid planthopper, is a species of insect in the Flatidae family of planthoppers first described by Thomas Say in 1830. Subspecies * ''Metcalfa pruinosa cubana'' (Metcalf & Bruner, 1948) Distribution The spe ...
'' (Say, 1830) * '' Metcalfa regularis'' (Fowler, 1900) * '' Metcalfa siboney'' (Metcalf & Bruner, 1948) Biolib
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References

Flatidae Auchenorrhyncha genera {{Fulgoromorpha-stub