''Pyrops fumosus'' is a

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Pyrops ''Pyrops'' is a genus of planthoppers that occur primarily in southeast Asia, containing about 70 species. They are fairly large insects, with much of the length due to an elongated, upcurving, snout-like projection of the head. The wings are ge ...

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Description

It is the one out of the 14 phillipine ''Pyrops'', but yet is the only one to sport a tegmen that is green, the spots solid and not hollow, and the basal spots not elongate, round. The tegmen tips are brown, contrasting with the main pale green colour, unlike any other ''Pyrops''.

References

Insects described in 1925 fumosus Hemiptera of Asia {{Fulgoridae-stub