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Recilia elongatoocellata

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Recilia elongatoocellata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadellidae
Subfamily: Deltocephalinae
Tribe: Deltocephalini
Genus: Recilia
Species:
R. elongatoocellata
Binomial name
Recilia elongatoocellata
(de Motschulsky, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Maiestas elangatoocellatus (de Motschulsky, 1859)
  • Deltocephalus elongatoocellatus de Motschulsky, 1859

Recilia elongatoocellata is a species of leafhopper in the family Cicadellidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[1][2][3]

In 2009, the genus Recilia was revised to include only the two species coronifer and raoi, moving the other species to the genus Maiestas. There are currently four species in Recilia, including Recilia elongatoocellata, with more than 100 species in Maiestas.[4][3][2]

Subspecies

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These two subspecies belong to the species Recilia elongatoocellata:

  • Recilia elongatoocellata elongatoocellata (Motschulsky, 1859)
  • Recilia elongatoocellata jenjouristi Zakhvatkin, 1935

References

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  1. ^ "Recilia elongatoocellata". GBIF. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  2. ^ a b "Recilia elongatoocellata (de Motschulsky, 1859)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  3. ^ a b Dmitriev, D.A. (2024). "World Auchenorrhyncha Database". Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  4. ^ Webb, Michael D.; Viraktamath, Chandra A. (2009). "Annotated check-list, generic key and new species of Old World Deltocephalini leafhoppers with nomenclatorial changes in the Deltocephalus group and other Deltocephalinae (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Cicadellidae)". Zootaxa. 2163. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2163.1.1.