Phlogis kibalensis is a species of insect in the leafhopper family.[1] P. kibalensis was described in 2022 by Alvin Helden, after being discovered in Kibale National Park, in western Uganda, on a student field trip from Anglia Ruskin University.[2]
| Phlogis kibalensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadellidae |
| Genus: | Phlogis |
| Species: | P. kibalensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Phlogis kibalensis (Helden, 2022)
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Description
editPhlogis kibalensis is 6.5 millimetres (0.26 in) long and has a metallic sheen with a pitted body surface.[2] The male organs are partly leaf shaped. P. kibalensis feeds on plant sap and is preyed by beetles, birds, parasitic wasp, spiders and other invertebrates.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ Citizen science observations for Phlogis kibalensis at iNaturalist
- ^ a b "Anglia Ruskin scientist makes 'once-in-a-lifetime' insect find". BBC News. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "New species of 'incredibly rare' insect discovered: The closest relative to this newly discovered leafhopper was last spotted in 1969". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
- ^ "British scientist finds new species of rare leafhopper in Uganda". The Guardian. 2022-01-27. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
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