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Saiva nodata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder:	Fulgoromorpha
Family:	Fulgoridae
Genus:	Saiva
Species:	S. nodata
Binomial name
Saiva nodata Distant, 1906

Saiva nodata is a species of lanternfly. It is endemic to Karnataka in the Western ghats.

Identification

It can be distinguished from other saiva species by the thickness of the head's projection (which is also known as a cephalic process). The overall colour can further aid in identification.

References

1. "Saiva nodata Distant, 1906". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
2. Urban, Julie M.; Cryan, Jason R. (March 17, 2009). "Entomologically famous, evolutionarily unexplored: The first phylogeny of the lanternfly family Fulgoridae (Insecta: Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 50 (3): 471–484. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2008.12.004. PMID 19118634.
3. "Rhynchota". 1902.

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