British Insects: the Families of Hemiptera
| British Insects: the Families of Hemiptera | |
Salient features of adults. Terrestrial; littoral, or not littoral.
Phytophagous. Tiny to small; (4–)5–7(–8) mm long; fliers. Head non-linear. Rostrum not separated from the prosternum by a gula. Antennae longer than the head, readily visible from above; consisting of short segments with a terminal, unsegmented arista that is much longer than the segments. Ocelli present (sometimes 3). Tegulae present. Fore-wings well developed; in the resting insect sloping roof-like over the abdomen; more or less uniform in texture; with transparent cells (the cells glassy); without costal fracture and cuneus; with a clavus; without conspicuously raised, reticulate venation. Clavus with two veins uniting posteriorly to form a Y. Hind coxae immobile. Tarsi 3 segmented.
Comments. Mesonotum with 3 or 5 dorsal keels; tegulae present, covering bases of fore-wings; fore-wings clear and membranous, with conspicuously raised veins.
Taxonomy. Suborder Homoptera. Auchenorrhyncha. Fulgoroidea.
British representation. Genera 2; 12 species.
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Cite this publication as: ‘Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M.J. 2003 onwards. British insects: the families of Hemiptera. Version: 9th April 2007. http://delta-intkey.com’.