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
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)
Synonyms
  • Fulgora karenia Distant 1891

References

  1. "Red-nosed Lanternfly (Pyrops karenius)". iNaturalist.org. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
  2. 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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