| Platycotis minax | |
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| Playtcotis minax photographed by Chloe and Trevor Van Loon, Humboldt County, California, 2022 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Membracidae |
| Genus: | Platycotis |
| Species: | P. minax |
| Binomial name | |
| Platycotis minax Goding, 1892 | |
Platycotis minax is a species of leafhopper native to California. It was first described by diplomat and entomologist Frederic Webster Goding in 1892. According to the U.S. Forest Service, in southern California P. minax is found on coast live oak and possibly other oaks.
References
- "Platycotis minax". iNaturalist. Archived from the original on 2024-03-16. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
- ^ "Bibliographical and synonymical catalogue of the described Membracidae of North America. By F. W. Goding ..." HathiTrust. p. 454. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
- Swiecki, Tedmund J.; Bernhardt, Elizabeth A. (2006). A Field Guide to Insects and Diseases of California Oaks. Pacific Southwest Research Station (Report). Gen. Tech Rep. PSW-GTR-197. Albany, California: U.S. Forest Service Treesearch Department. p. 42. doi:10.2737/PSW-GTR-197.
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| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Platycotis minax | |
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