- Source: Fulgora
The fulgorid genus Fulgora contains several large Central and South American planthoppers known by a large variety of common names including lantern fly, peanut bug, peanut-headed lanternfly, alligator bug, machaca, and jequitiranaboia (the latter terms used in the Amazon region and elsewhere in Brazil).
Species
Species are mostly similar in appearance, with differences in the shape of the head (often quite subtle), and patterns of wing coloration; there is some confusion regarding the validity of some of the currently recognised species. Some individuals can measure up to 75 mm (3 inches). The type species of Fulgora is Cicada laternaria Linnaeus 1758, designated under the Plenary Powers by ICZN (1954: 185); now Fulgora laternaria, it is the most well-known and widespread species.
Fulgoromorpha Lists On the Web includes:
Fulgora caerulescens Olivier, 1791
Fulgora castresii Guérin-Méneville, 1837
Fulgora cearensis (Da Fonseca, 1932)
Fulgora graciliceps Blanchard, 1849
†Fulgora granulosa Scudder, 1878
Fulgora lampetis Burmeister, 1845
Fulgora laternaria (Linné, 1758) - type species
Fulgora lucifera Germar, 1821
†Fulgora obticescens Scudder, 1890
Fulgora orthocephala (Da Fonseca, 1926)
†Fulgora populata Scudder, 1890
= Similar species
=Old World species previously assigned to this genus include the Asian genus Pyrops and at least two southern African spp. incertae sedis:
"Fulgora coerulescens" Olivier, 1791
"Fulgora coccinea" Olivier, 1791
"Fulgora limbata" Olivier, 1791
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References
External links
Media related to Fulgora at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Fulgora at Wikispecies