| Prosapia ignipectus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cercopidae |
| Genus: | Prosapia |
| Species: | P. ignipectus |
| Binomial name | |
| Prosapia ignipectus (Fitch, 1851) | |
Prosapia ignipectus, known generally as the red-legged spittlebug or black spittlebug, is a species of froghopper in the family Cercopidae. It is found in North America. It measures about 8 mm (0.3 in) in length.
References
- ^ "Prosapia ignipectus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
- "Prosapia ignipectus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
- ^ "Prosapia ignipectus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
- "Prosapia ignipectus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
Further reading
- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
- Hamilton, K.G.A. (1977). "Review of the world species of Prosapia Fennah (Rhynchota: Homoptera: Cercopidae)". The Canadian Entomologist. 109 (4): 621–630.
- Marshall, Stephen A. (2006). Insects: Their Natural History And Diversity: With a Photographic Guide to Insects of Eastern North America. Firefly Books.
- Metcalf, Z.P. (1961). General Catalogue of the Homoptera, Fascicle VII: Cercopoidea, part 2: Cercopidae. North Carolina State College.
- Walker, Francis (1871). Catalogue of the Specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the Collection of the British Museum, pt. IV. British Museum. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.9254.
External links
- "NCBI Taxonomy Browser". Retrieved 2018-03-18.
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| Prosapia ignipectus | |
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