Orosius (leafhopper)
Encyclopedia
Orosius is a genus of leafhopper
in the tribe Opsiini
and the subfamily Deltocephalinae
. The genus was revised by Ghauri
in 1966. Species can be differentiated by the shape of the aedeagus
.
Leafhopper
Leafhopper is a common name applied to any species from the family Cicadellidae. Leafhoppers, colloquially known as hoppers, are minute plant-feeding insects in the superfamily Membracoidea in the order Hemiptera...
in the tribe Opsiini
Opsiini
Opsiini is a leafhoppers tribe in the subfamily Deltocephalinae.-Genera:* Achaetica** species Achaetica caspia ** species Achaetica pusilla ** species Achaetica vorobjevi...
and the subfamily Deltocephalinae
Deltocephalinae
Deltocephalinae is a subfamily of leafhoppers.- Tribes :* Acinopterini Oman, 1943* Athysanini Van Duzee, 1892** Genus Laburrus* Balcluthini Baker, 1915* Cerrillini Linnavuori, 1975* Chiasmini Distant 1908...
. The genus was revised by Ghauri
Mohammed Sultan Khan Ghauri
-Books:* The morphology and taxonomy of male scale insects Homoptera: Coccoidea - 1962* Revision of the genus Orosius Distant - 1966-References:*...
in 1966. Species can be differentiated by the shape of the aedeagus
Aedeagus
An aedeagus is a reproductive organ of male insects through which they secrete sperm from the testes during copulation with a female insect...
.
Species
There are seven known species including:- Orosius albicinctus Distant: type species
- Orosius canberrensis (Evans, 1938), Australia
- Orosius lotophagorum (Kirkaldy, 1907), Australia
- Orosius orientalis (Evans, 1938), the common brown leafhopper, Australia