Cuerna

Cuerna is a genus of insect in the leafhopper family described in 1924 and accepted in 1925. There are 26 species in this genus.[1] They can be found in North America from Canada and Alaska to Panama, but the highest diversity of species is in the southwestern United States.[2]

Cuerna
Cuerna species on a leaf tip
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hemiptera
Family:
Cicadellidae
Genus:
Cuerna

Melichar, 1925

Taxonomy
  • Cuerna alba
  • Cuerna alpina
  • Cuerna alta
  • Cuerna angusta
  • Cuerna arida
  • Cuerna balli
  • Cuerna costalis
  • Cuerna curvata
  • Cuerna emeljanovi
  • Cuerna fenestella
  • Cuerna gladiola
  • Cuerna hasbroucki
  • Cuerna kaloostiani
  • Cuerna krameri
  • Cuerna lyrifora
  • Cuerna mexicana
  • Cuerna oaxacensis
  • Cuerna obesa
  • Cuerna obtusa
  • Cuerna occidentalis
  • Cuerna sayi
  • Cuerna semibulba
  • Cuerna stitti
  • Cuerna striata
  • Cuerna unica
  • Cuerna yuccae

References
  1. Krishnankutty, S.M.; Rakitov, R.; Dietrich, C.H. (2015-03-21). "Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the North American Leafhopper Genus Cuerna (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 108 (3): 339–371.
  2. "Genus Cuerna". BugGuide. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
  • Cuerna at 3I Interactive Key and Database]


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