Bythopsyrna circulata

Bythopsyrna circulata is a species of planthoppers belonging to the family Flatidae.

Bythopsyrna circulata
Bythopsyrna circulata. Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hemiptera
Suborder:
Auchenorrhyncha or Homoptera
Infraorder:
Fulgoromorpha
Superfamily:
Fulgoroidea
Family:
Flatidae
Subfamily:
Flatinae
Genus:
Bythopsyrna
Species:
B. circulata
Binomial name
Bythopsyrna circulata
(Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
Synonyms
  • Bythopsyrna dohrni borneensis Schmidt, 1909
  • Bythopsyrna rabbowi Schmidt, 1904
  • Bythopsyrna udei Schmidt, 1904
  • Cenestra circulata Stål, 1862
  • Poeciloptera dianthus White, 1845

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Description

Bythopsyrna circulata can reach a length of 20–24 millimetres (0.79–0.94 in). Head, pronotum and mesonotum show black spots. Wings have quite variable brown crescents, loops and bands. There is a usually intact longitudinal dark brown band along vein R of tegmen. Basal cell is brown or black. Marking patterns may be obscured by melanism and clear areas may show orange color. Ovopositor is primitive and adapted for piercing. [2][3]

Biology and behavior

Bythopsyrna circulata has five larval stages and the winged adult hatched from the fifth.[4]

This species, when stimulated by ants, produces large quantities of honeydew.[5]

Distribution

This species can be found in the rain forests of China, Malaysia, Thailand, Sumatra and Java.[3][4][6]

Bibliography
  • Medler J. T. (1999) Flatidae (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea) of Indonesia, exclusive of Irian Jaya, Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden), 324: 1-88.
  • Schmidt E. (1909) Zwei neue Fulgoriden aus dem Stettiner Museum, Entomologische Zeitung. Herausgegeben von dem entomologischen Vereine zu Stettin. Stettin, 70: 187-192.
  • Schmidt E. (1904) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Flatiden von Sumatra., Entomologische Zeitung. Herausgegeben von dem entomologischen Vereine zu Stettin. Stettin, 65: 182-212.
  • Schmidt E. (1904) Neue und bemerkenswerthe Flatiden des Stettiner Museums, Entomologische Zeitung. Herausgegeben von dem entomologischen Vereine zu Stettin. Stettin, 65: 354-381.
  • Metcalf Z. P. (1957) Part 13. Flatidae and Hypochthonellidae, In: Metcalf Z. P. 1954 - General Catalogue of the Homoptera. Fascicule IV, North Carolina State College, Raleigh(United States of America). p. 1-565.
  • Stål C. (1862) Synonymiska och systematiska anteckningar öfver Hemiptera, Ofversigt af Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar. Stockholm, 19: 479-504.
  • White A. (1845) Descriptions of a new genus and some new species of Homopterous Insects from the East in the collection of the British Museum, Annals and Magazine of Natural History. London, 15: 34-37.
  • Guérin-Méneville F. E. (1844) Insectes, In: Cuvier G. L. C. F. D. 1844 - Iconographie du règne animal, 1844. p. 355-370.
  • FLOW: Fulgoromorpha Lists On the WEB. Bourgoin T.

References
  1. Catalogue of life
  2. John T. Medler Flatidae of Borneo, with descriptions of new genera and species (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea)
  3. J.T. Medler Flatidae (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea) of Indonesia, exclusive of Irian Jaya
  4. Martin Pfeiffer & Karl Eduard Linsenmair Trophobiosis in a tropical rainforest on Borneo: Giant ants Camponotus gigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) herd wax cicadas Bythopsyrna circulata (Auchenorrhyncha: Flatidae)
  5. Antbase
  6. Bold Systems


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