forewing of lectotype of Alara dux (click on image to enlarge it)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fulgoroidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Paraneoptera
Superordo: Condylognatha
Ordo: Hemiptera
Subordo: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha
Superfamilia: Fulgoroidea

Familia: Derbidae
Subfamilia: Otiocerinae
Tribus: Rhotanini
Genus: Alara
Species: A. alboapicalis – A. anulus – A. aquilonia – A. armifera – A. armilla – A. australiensis – A. castanea – A. cervus – A. cheesmani – A. clava – A. cornigera – A. cranstoni – A. cultellus – A. dux – A. frigida – A. fulva – A. fumata – A. fusca – A. hyalina – A. improba – A. interrupta – A. isabella – A. kershawi – A. laetanda – A. lingua – A. linigera – A. obscura – A. quatei – A. regia – A. rubicunda – A. schmidti

Name

Alara Distant, 1911

Type species: Alara dux Distant, 1911, by monotypy.

Synonyms

  • Mecynorhynchus Muir, 1913

Type species: Mecynorhynchus kershawi Muir, 1913, by original designation.

Diagnosis

The genus is characterized by:

  • the forewings have 5 broad costal cells which typically are gradually decreasing towards the apex,
  • the Sc+R fork is located in the basal third of the forewing,
  • Ms1 is often branched distad of its middle,
  • Cu1 is usually connected to Ms1 by a crossvein or, less commonly, both veins merge for a short section,
  • the antennae are usually more elongated than in other genera of the Rhotanini,
  • the rostrum is long, usually reaching the middle or end of the abdomen.

References

  • Distant, W.L. 1911: Description of new genera and species of oriental Homoptera. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 8(8): 643.
  • Muir, F. 1913: On some new species of leaf-hoppers. Part II. Derbidae. Hawaii. Sugar Plant. Assoc., Entomol., Bull. 12: 82.
  • Yang, C.T.; Wu, R. H. 1993: Derbidae of Taiwan (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea). Ching Chung Book Co Ltd., Taiwan, 230 pp.
  • Zelazny, B. 1981: The Philippines species of Rhotanini (Homoptera: Derbidae) and their distribution outside the Philippines. Pacific Insects, 23(3-4): 213–285. PDF
  • Zelazny, B.; Webb, M.D. 2011: Revision of the planthopper tribe Rhotanini (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Derbidae). Zootaxa, 3071: 1–307. Preview
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