Oxyrhachis ampliata

Oxyrhachis ampliata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Membracidae
Genus: Oxyrhachis
Species:
O. ampliata
Binomial name
Oxyrhachis ampliata
Liang & McKamey, 1996
Synonyms
  • Oxyrhachis grandis Ananthasubramanian, 1980

Oxyrhachis ampliata is a species of treehoppers in the subfamily Centrotinae described by Liang & McKamey in 1996. It is found in India.[1][2][3]

Description

Individuals in this species are typically 6.5mm in length and are approximately 3.5 times as long as they are wide. Their coloring is primarily a mixture of reddish-brown and black, with a glossy black pronotum, white hairs on the body, and reddish-brown veins in the wings. These observations were made off of a single male specimen and may not represent population averages or female individuals of this species.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Dmitriev, D.A.; Anufriev, G.A.; Bartlett, C.R.; et al. (eds.). "Oxyrhachis ampliata Liang & McKamey, 1996". World Auchenorrhyncha Database. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Oxyrhachis ampliata Liang & McKamey, 1996". GBIF. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Oxyrhachis ampliata Liang & McKamey, 1996". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
  4. ↑ Ananthasubramanian, KS (1980). "Descriptions of a new genus and some new species of Membracidae (Homoptera) in the collections of the Zoological Survey of India". Records of the Zoological Survey of India. 16. Retrieved August 11, 2026.