''Zelopsis nothofagi'' is a species of

leafhopper A leafhopper is the common name for any species from the family Cicadellidae. These minute insects, colloquially known as hoppers, are plant feeders that suck plant sap from grass, shrubs, or trees. Their hind legs are modified for jumping, and a ...

than is

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Taxonomy

''Zelopsis nothofagi'' was described in 1966.

Description

Depending on sex, ''Zelopsis nothofagi'' is between 3–4 mm in length.

Distribution and Habitat

''Zelopsis nothofagi'' is widespread on the

North Island The North Island, also officially named Te Ika-a-Māui, is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the larger but much less populous South Island by the Cook Strait. The island's area is , making it the world's 14th-largest ...

and

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of New Zealand. The leafhopper is known to occur in predominantly from lowland to subalpine zones in ''

Nothofagus ''Nothofagus'', also known as the southern beeches, is a genus of 43 species of trees and shrubs native to the Southern Hemisphere in southern South America (Chile, Argentina) and Australasia (east and southeast Australia, New Zealand, New Gui ...

'' forest habitat.Larivière, M-C; Fletcher, MJ; Larochelle, A 2010. Auchenorrhyncha (Insecta: Hemiptera): catalogue. Fauna of New Zealand 63, 232 pages.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q10724426 Eurymelinae