Family Delphacidae

Subfamily Delphacinae

Tribe Delphacini

Genus Rotundifronta Beamer, 1950.

Distribution: USA: Florida

Type species: Rotundifronta lutea Beamer, 1950

Only one species is in this genus - Rotundifronta lutea Beamer, 1950 - USA: Florida (near Homestead, 14 Mar 1947).

Recorded Hosts: None.

Economic Importance: Limited.  The single species in this genus is rarely encountered.

Recognition

Rotundifronta lutea has a unique appearance.  This species has, to the best of my knowledge, not been encountered since it was originally found by Beamer.

Molecular resources: none.

Select references

Beamer, R.H. 1950. Five new genera of delphacine fulgorids (Homoptera - Fulgoridae - Delphacinae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 23(4): 128-133.

Kennedy A.C., C.R. Bartlett, and S.W. Wilson. 2012. An annotated checklist of the delphacid planthoppers (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) of Florida with the description of three new species and the new genus, Meristopsis. Florida Entomologist 95(2): 395-421.