Family Cixiidae

Subfamily Cixiinae

Tribe Pentastirini Emeljanov, 1971

Genus Oliaronus Ball, 1934

Type species:  Oliaronus tontonus Ball, 1934.

Synonyms: None.

Distribution: USA: Arizona.

Recognized species

There is a single species in this genus.

Oliaronus tontonus Ball, 1934 - USA: AZ.

Economic Importance:

Limited - infrequently encountered.

Known host plants: 

None

Hosts from Wilson et al. 1994; plant names from USDA PLANTS or Tropicos.

Recognition:

With lateral spines on hind tibiae, mesonotum with 5 carinae, posterior margin of vertex angularly incised, middle portion of costal area of each forewing thickened, dark, and setaceous

Oliaronus tontonus (all photographs by Kimberley Shropshire, University of Delaware)

Collecting

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Molecular resources: As of this writing, there are no molecular data for this genus on Barcode of Life or Genbank.

Selected references:

Ball, E. D. 1934. The genus Oliarus and its allies in North America (Homoptera: Fulgoridae). Journal of the Washington Academy of Science 24: 268-276.

Kramer, J. P. 1983. Taxonomic study of the planthopper family Cixiidae in the United States (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 109: 1-57.

Wilson, S. W., C. Mitter, R. F. Denno, and M. R. Wilson.1994. Evolutionary patterns of host plant use by delphacid planthoppers and their relatives. In: R. F. Denno and T. J. Perfect, (eds.). Planthoppers: Their Ecology and Management. Chapman and Hall, New York. Pp. 7-45 & Appendix