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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Membracidae |
| Subfamily: | Heteronotinae |
| Genus: | Heteronotus Laporte, 1832 |
Heteronotus is a genus of treehoppers belonging to the subfamily Heteronotinae, of which it is the type genus. It was first described by François Laporte in 1832.
Description
Most species of Heteronotus have an appearance mimicking ants and wasps, with hollow bulbs and spikes. In some cases, the pronotum stretches beyond the wings.
Distribution
Species of Heteronotus are found across Central and South America, stretching from Mexico to Argentina.
Species
Heteronotus contains 44 species:
- Heteronotus abbreviatus Fairmaire, 1846
- Heteronotus abcisus Walker, 1851
- Heteronotus aethiops (Butler, 1878)
- Heteronotus albopunctus Boulard, 1980
- Heteronotus albospinosus Haviland, 1925
- Heteronotus anthracinus Strümpel, 1988
- Heteronotus apricarius Strümpel, 1988
- Heteronotus armatus Laporte, 1832
- Heteronotus belliger (Butler, 1878)
- Heteronotus bicornis (Lesson, 1832)
- Heteronotus brindleyi Boulard, 1980
- Heteronotus broomfieldi Sakakibara, 1979
- Heteronotus bullifer (Burmeister, 1833)
- Heteronotus camaroni Boulard, 1980
- Heteronotus delineatus Walker, 1858
- Heteronotus divisus Walker, 1858
- Heteronotus excisus Walker, 1851
- Heteronotus fabulosus Boulard, 1981
- Heteronotus flavolineatus Laporte, 1832
- Heteronotus flavomaculatus Fonseca, 1936
- Heteronotus formicoides Sakakibara, 1979
- Heteronotus fuscoflavus Boulard, 1980
- Heteronotus glandifer (Lesson, 1832)
- Heteronotus horridus (Fabricius, 1787)
- Heteronotus jauffreti Boulard, 1980
- Heteronotus maculatus Sakakibara, 1968
- Heteronotus modestus Boulard, 1980
- Heteronotus mourei Creão-Duarte & Sakakibara, 1993
- Heteronotus nigrogiganteus Boulard, 1980
- Heteronotus nodosus (Germar, 1821)
- Heteronotus pertyi Metcalf & Wade, 1965
- Heteronotus pompanoni Boulard, 1980
- Heteronotus poupougni Boulard, 1980
- Heteronotus quadrinodosus Fairmaire, 1846
- Heteronotus quinquenodosus Stål, 1864
- Heteronotus reticulatus (Burmeister, 1833)
- Heteronotus sakakibarai Fonseca & Diringshofen, 1974
- Heteronotus spinosus Laporte, 1832
- Heteronotus stipatus Walker, 1858
- Heteronotus tridens (Burmeister, 1833)
- Heteronotus trinodosus Butler, 1878
- Heteronotus vandamei Boulard, 1980
- Heteronotus vespiformes Haviland, 1925
- Heteronotus xanthomelas Walker, 1858
References
- ^ "TaxonPages: World Auchenorrhyncha Database - Heteronotus Laporte, 1832". hoppers.speciesfile.org. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
- "Genus Heteronotus". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
- "Heteronotus Laporte de Castelnau, 1832". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
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