Alebra
Appearance
Alebra | |
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Alebra albostriella | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
Family: | Cicadellidae |
Tribe: | Alebrini |
Genus: | Alebra Fieber, 1872 |
Alebra is a genus of leafhoppers in the subfamily Typhlocybinae.[1] They genetically evolved their exoskeleton to achieve vibrant colors to defend themselves from predators.[2]
Species
These 22 species belong to the genus Alebra:
- Alebra albostriella (Fallén, 1826) c g
- Alebra arisana (Matsumura, 1931) c g
- Alebra aurea (Walsh, 1862) c g b
- Alebra bella Hamilton, 1995 c g
- Alebra bicincta DeLong, 1918 c g b
- Alebra castaneae Hamilton, 1995 c g
- Alebra coryli Le Quesne, 1977 c g
- Alebra costatella Matsumura, 1931 c g
- Alebra eburnea DeLong, 1918 c g b
- Alebra elegans Hamilton, 1995 c g b
- Alebra floridae Hamilton, 1995 c g
- Alebra fumida Gillette, 1898 c g b
- Alebra kuyania (Matsumura, 1932) c g
- Alebra neglecta Wagner, 1940 c g
- Alebra pallida Dworakowska, 1968 c g
- Alebra rubrafrons DeLong, 1918 c g b
- Alebra shaanxiensis (Ma, 1981) c g
- Alebra sorbi Wagner, 1949 c g
- Alebra thoracica Hamilton, 1995 c g b
- Alebra viridis Rey, 1894 c g
- Alebra wahlbergi (Boheman, 1845) c g b
- Alebra xianensis (Ma, 1981) c g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[3] c = Catalogue of Life,[4] g = GBIF,[5] b = Bugguide.net,[6]
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Alebra.
- ^ Biolib
- ^ Aguin-Pombo, D (2002-05-27). "Genetic differentiation among host-associated Alebra leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)". Heredity. 88 (6): 415–422. doi:10.1038/sj.hdy.6800050. ISSN 0018-067X. PMID 12180082.
- ^ "ITIS, Integrated Taxonomic Information System". Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- ^ "Browse Alebra". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- ^ "Alebra". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- ^ "Alebra Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-12.