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Platycotis vittata

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Species of true bug

Platycotis vittata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Membracidae
Subfamily: Membracinae
Tribe: Hoplophorionini
Genus: Platycotis
Species: P. vittata
Binomial name
Platycotis vittata
(Fabricius, 1803)

Platycotis vittata, the oak treehopper, is a species of treehopper in the family Membracidae, found in North America. The species is also called Platycotis vittatus. It is an oak specialist. Adults protect the nymphs, an example of parental care.

References

  1. "Platycotis vittata species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
  2. "Platycotis vittatus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
  3. Costa, James T. (2006-09-30). The Other Insect Societies. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-02163-1.

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Taxon identifiers
Platycotis vittatus


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