Elica[1] is a monotypic genus of planthoppers containing the species Elica latipennis from Peninsular Malaysia.[2]
| Elica latipennis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Infraorder: | Fulgoromorpha |
| Family: | Tropiduchidae |
| Subfamily: | Elicinae |
| Tribe: | Elicini |
| Genus: | Elica Walker, 1856 |
| Species: | E. latipennis
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| Binomial name | |
| Elica latipennis Walker, 1857
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 Images at iNaturalist |
Taxonomy
editElica latipennis is placed in the family Tropiduchidae and was erected by Francis Walker in 1857. It is the type species in its genus, the subfamily Elicinae and tribe Elicini, according to Fulgoromorpha Lists on the Web.[2]
Description
editWalker's original description for E. latipennis states that:[1]
"Head conical, slightly ascending, with three ridges above; front lanceolate, tetragonal, with three ridges, the lateral pair curved, margins also ridged. Antennæ conical; bristle about twice the length of the preceding part. Prothorax very short. Mesothorax with three keels. Fore wings broad, with numerous transverse veinlets along the costa; discal areolets elongate towards the base of the wing; those exterior more numerous, short and generally hexagonal or pentagonal."
References
edit- ^ a b Walker F (1857) Catalogue of the Homopterous insects collected at Singapore and Malacca by Mr. A. R. Wallace, with descriptions of new species. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society. London 1: 82-100.
- ^ a b Fulgoromorpha Lists On the Web (FLOW): Elica latipennis Walker, 1857 (retrieved 14 February 2022)
External links
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Data related to Elica latipennis at Wikispecies- Illustration of wing veination: ResearchGate.
