Pyrops karenius
Pyrops karenius, also known as the Red-nosed Lanternfly[1], is a species of planthopper belonging to a group commonly referred to as lantern-flies. This species is found in Burma, Thailand and the Karen Hills of India. The head, its protrusion and the thorax are reddish brown. The cephalic process is slightly recurved and its tip is flattened.[2]
| Pyrops karenius | |
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| Specimen from Kaeng Krachan National Park | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Infraorder: | Fulgoromorpha |
| Family: | Fulgoridae |
| Genus: | Pyrops |
| Species: | P. karenius |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrops karenius (Distant, 1891) | |
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References
- "Red-nosed Lanternfly (Pyrops karenius)". iNaturalist.org. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
- Distant, W.L. (1906). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Rhynchota, Volume III. London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 188–189.
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