Species Classification: ‭ ‬Hemiptera

Tainosia

In Depth        Tainosia is a genus of planthopper that lived in the Dominican Republic during the Miocene.‭ ‬Plant hoppers are small insects that resemble leaves and thorns that are known to‭ ‘‬hop‭’ ‬by jumping from one plant to the next. Further Reading -‭ ‬Tainosia quisqueyae gen.‭ ‬and sp.‭ ‬nov.‭ ‬from the Oligocene/Miocene Dominican amber‭ (‬Hemiptera:‭ … Read more

Electromyrmococcus

In Depth        Electromyrmococcus is a genus of mealybug that lived in the Dominican Republic during the Miocene.‭ ‬At the time of writing there are three species assigned to the genus. Further Reading -‭ ‬Descriptions of a new genus and three new species of Rhizoecinae‭ (‬Hemiptera:‭ ‬Coccoidea‭) ‬associated with ants of the genus Acropyga Roger in … Read more

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