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Tree hoppers


Tree hoppers
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Copyright: Enio Branco (Brutamonte) Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 14 W: 0 N: 65] (795)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-08-06
Categories: Insects
Camera: Sony T200
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-08-22 21:13
Viewed: 443
Points: 4
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Scientific classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Cicadomorpha
Superfamily: Membracoidea
Family: Membracidae
Subfamilies:
Centronodinae (disputed)
Centrotinae
Darninae
Endoiastinae
Heteronotinae
Membracinae
Nicomiinae
Smiliinae
Stegaspidinae

Treehopper
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Treehoppers and thorn bugs are members of the family Membracidae, a group of insects related to the cicadas and the leafhoppers. There are about 3,200 species of treehoppers in over 600 genera. They are found on all continents except Antarctica, although there are only three species in Europe.
They are best known for their enlarged and ornate pronotum, which most often resembles thorns, apparently to aid camouflage. But in some species, the prontoum grows to a horn-like extension, and even more bizarre and hard-to-describe shapes are also found:

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great close up and interesting note, TFS Ori

merhaba Enio ,
Çok ilginç bir canlı.

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