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Orosius (leafhopper)

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Orosius
Orosius orientalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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
Synonyms
  • Nesaloha Oman, 1943

Orosius is a genus of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae. There are 15 described species in Orosius.[1][2][3]

The genus was revised by Ghauri in 1966.[4] Species can be differentiated by the shape of the aedeagus.

Species

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These 15 species belong to the genus Orosius:[2]

References

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  1. ^ "GBIF, Orosius". Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  2. ^ a b "Catalogue of Life, Orosius Distant, 1918". Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  3. ^ Dmitriev, D.A. (2024). "World Auchenorrhyncha Database". Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  4. ^ 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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