List of Levu species
The following species in the insect genus Levu (family Derbidae, tribe Rhotanini) are recognized as of 2026.[1][2][3] Basionyms are given in square brackets.
- Levu amboinensis Muir 1913 (Ambon Isl., Indonesia, rare)[4]
- Levu apiatus Zelazny 2011 (New Guinea, moderately common)[1]
- Levu apicalis Zelazny 2011 (Laos, rare)[1]
- Levu bicolensis Zelazny, 1981 (Albay Prov., Philippines, rare)[5]
- Levu candidus Zelazny 2011 (Papua New Guinea, uncommon)[1]
- Levu confinis Zelazny 2011 (Vietnam, rare)[1]
- Levu echinus Zelazny 2011 (New Guinea Island, uncommon)[1]
- Levu elmohardyi Zelazny 2011 (New Guinea, uncommon)[1]
- Levu elongatus Zelazny 1981 (Mindanao Isl. and Basilan Isl., Philippines, uncommon)[5]
- Levu erraticus Zelazny 2011 (New Guinea, New Ireland, Vanuatu, moderately common)[1]
- Levu haedulus Fennah 1956 [Levu pallescens haedulus] (Truk Islands, Micronesia, uncommon)[6][1]
- Levu halosydne (Kirkaldy 1907) [Rhotana halosydne] (Fiji Islands, rare)[7][4]
- Levu immaculatus Zelazny, 2011 (Vanuatu Islands, uncommon)[1]
- Levu kirkaldyi Zelazny 2011 (Solomon Islands, uncommon)[1]
- Levu knighti Zelazny 2011 (Solomon Islands, uncommon)[1]
- Levu kraussi Zelazny 2011 (Tonga Islands, rare)[1]
- Levu lactineus Fennah 1956 [Levu pallescens lactinea] (Palau Islands, moderately common)[6][1]
- Levu muiri Zelazny 1981 (Laguna Prov., Philippines, uncommon)[5]
- Levu nocturnus Zelazny 2011 (Vanuatu Islands, uncommon)[1]
- Levu paganus Fennah 1956 [Levu pallescens pagana] (Ponape Islands, moderately common)[6][1]
- Levu pallescens (Metcalf 1946) [Muiralyricen pallescens] (Guam and Yap Islands, uncommon)[8][6]
- Levu patolai Zelazny 1981 (Luzon Isl., Philippines, uncommon)[5]
- Levu penarius Yang & Wu 1993 [Levu penaria] (Taiwan, uncommon)[9][10]
- Levu psittacus Zelazny 2011 (Solomon Islands, uncommon)[1]
- Levu pudens Zelazny 2011 (Solomon Islands, uncommon)[1]
- Levu rubrofrontalis Zelazny 1981 (Luzon Isl., Philippines, uncommon)[5]
- Levu rubropleuralis Zelazny 1981 (Philippines, moderately common)[5]
- Levu rufigena Zelazny 2011 (Solomon Islands, rare)[1]
- Levu rufulus Muir 1927 (Samoan Islands, Guam, uncommon)[11]
- Levu samoensis Muir 1927 (Samoan Islands, moderately common)[11]
- Levu shanahani Zelazny 2011 (Solomon Islands, uncommon)[1]
- Levu simplissimus Zelazny 2011 (New Guinea, rare)[1]
- Levu triangularis Zelazny 2011 (New Guinea and New Ireland, uncommon)[1]
- Levu vitiensis Kirkaldy 1906 (Fiji, south-western Pacific islands and eastern Australia, moderately common, common in some areas)[12]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Zelazny, B.; Webb, M.D. (2011). "Revision of the planthopper tribe Rhotanini (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Derbidae)". Zootaxa. 3071: 1–307. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3071.1.1.
- ↑ "Levu Kirkaldy, 1906". GBIF Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ "Levu Kirkaldy, 1906". World Auchenorrhyncha Database (WAD). Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- 1 2 Muir, F. (1913). "On some new species of leaf-hoppers. Part II. Derbidae". Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association, Division of Entomology, Bulletin. 12: 28–92.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Zelazny, B. (1981). "The Philippines species of Rhotanini (Homoptera: Derbidae) and their distribution outside the Philippines" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 23: 213–285.
- 1 2 3 4 Fennah, R.G. (1956). "Homoptera: Fulgoroidea". Insect of Micronesia, Vol. 6 No. 3 (PDF). Honolulu, U.S.A.: Bernice P. Bishop Museum. pp. 1–211 [174].
- ↑ Kirkaldy, G.W. (1907). "Leaf-hoppers - Supplement (Hemiptera)". Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association, Division of Entomology, Bulletin. III: 1–185 [169].
- ↑ Metcalf, Z.P. (1946). "Homoptera - Fulgoroidea and Jassoidea of Guam In: Insects of Guam II" (PDF). Bulletin of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum. 189: 105–148 [116].
- ↑ Yang, Chung Tu; Wu, Rong Hwa (1993). Derbidae of Taiwan (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea). Taiwan: Ching Chung Book Co Ltd. pp. 1–230. ISBN 978-95-709-0878-7.
- ↑ "Levu penarius". iNaturalist. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- 1 2 Muir, F. (1927). Insects of Samoa, Part II., Fasc. 1., Hemiptera, Fulgoroidea. London, U.K.: British Museum of Natural History. pp. 1–45 [21, 22].
- ↑ Kirkaldy, G.W. (1906). "Leaf-hoppers and their natural enemies (Part IX. Leaf-Hoppers - Hemiptera)" (PDF). Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association, Division of Entomology, Bulletin. 1: 1–479 [434].