Parayasa
| Parayasa | |
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| Parayasa typica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Membracidae |
| Subfamily: | Centrotinae |
| Tribe: | Gargarini |
| Genus: | Parayasa Distant, 1916 |
| Type species | |
| Parayasa typica Distant, 1916 | |
Parayasa is a genus of treehoppers in the subfamily Centrotinae. It was first described by William Lucas Distant in 1916. Species within this genus are widespread throughout the Old World, with specimens known from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, and the island of Borneo.[1][2][3]
Species
[edit]The following species are recognized:[1][2][3]
- Parayasa affinis Distant, 1916
- Parayasa affixa Distant, 1916
- Parayasa atricapilla Distant, 1916
- Parayasa dissimilis Distant, 1916
- Parayasa elegantula Distant, 1916
- Parayasa fasciata Ananthasubramanian, 1980
- Parayasa maculipennis Funkhouser, 1920
- Parayasa maculosa Distant, 1916
- Parayasa margherita Distant, 1916
- Parayasa modesta Distant, 1916
- Parayasa nigrolimbata Ananthasubramanian, 1980
- Parayasa nilgiriensis Distant, 1916
- Parayasa pilosa Ananthasubramanian, 1980
- Parayasa rustica Distant, 1916
- Parayasa typica Distant, 1916
- Parayasa variegata Thirumalai & Ananthasubramanian, 1981
Further reading
[edit]Distant, W.L. (1916a) Rhynchota - Vol. VI. Homoptera: Appendix. In A.E. Shipley & G.A.K. Marshall (Eds.). The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Published under the authority of the Secretary of State for India in Council. Taylor and Francis. London. Vol. 6.
References
[edit]- 1 2 Dmitriev, D.A.; Anufriev, G.A.; Bartlett, C.R.; et al. (eds.). "Parayasa Distant, 1916". World Auchenorrhyncha Database. Retrieved October 1, 2026.
- 1 2 "Parayasa Distant, 1916". GBIF. Retrieved October 1, 2026.
- 1 2 "Parayasa Distant, 1916". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved October 1, 2026.