Orosius is a genus of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae. There are 15 described species in Orosius.[1][2][3]
| Orosius | |
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| Orosius orientalis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadellidae |
| Subfamily: | Deltocephalinae |
| Tribe: | Opsiini |
| Genus: | Orosius Distant, 1918 |
| Type species | |
| Orosius albicinctus Distant
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The genus was revised by Ghauri in 1966.[4] Species can be differentiated by the shape of the aedeagus.
Species
editThese 15 species belong to the genus Orosius:[2]
- Orosius aegypticus Ghauri, 1966 (Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan)
- Orosius albicinctus Distant, 1918 (Asia, North Africa, Australia, southern Europe)
- Orosius albifrons Fletcher & Löcker, 2016
- Orosius argentatus (Evans, 1938) (common brown leafhopper) (Australia, Pacific Islands, Azores)
- Orosius brunneus Fletcher & Löcker, 2016
- Orosius canberrensis (Evans, 1938) (Australia)
- Orosius cellulosus (Lindberg, 1927) (Sudan, Ethiopia, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Oman)
- Orosius lotophagorum (Kirkaldy, 1907) (Australia, Thailand, Pacific Islands)
- Orosius magareyi Fletcher & Löcker, 2016
- Orosius orientalis (Matsumura, 1914) (minami-madara-yokobai) (East Asia, Pacific Islands, Europe)
- Orosius pallidus Fletcher & Löcker, 2016
- Orosius recurvus Fletcher & Löcker, 2016
- Orosius ryukyuensis (Ishihara, 1965) (Japan, Federated States of Micronesia)
- Orosius santali Singh-Pruthi, 1934 (India)
- Orosius viraktamathi El-Sonbati & Wilson, 2019 (Saudi Arabia, Oman, United Arab Emirates)
References
edit- ^ "GBIF, Orosius". Retrieved 2024-10-14.
- ^ a b "Catalogue of Life, Orosius Distant, 1918". Retrieved 2024-10-14.
- ^ Dmitriev, D.A. (2024). "World Auchenorrhyncha Database". Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ Ghauri, M.S.K. 1966. Revision of the Genus Orosius Distant (Homoptera: Cicadelloidea). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 18(7): 231–252.
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