Family Cixiidae

Subfamily Cixiinae

Tribe Cixiini Spinola, 1839

Genus Stegocixius Kramer, 1983.

Type species:  Stegocixius lochites Kramer, 1983.

Synonyms: None.

Distribution: USA: California

Recognized species

There is a single recognized species in this genus

Stegocixius lochites Kramer, 1983 - USA: CA.

Economic Importance:

Limited - infrequently encountered.

Known host plants: 

None

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

Recognition:

Mesonotum with 3 carinae, posterior portion of head not incised (Cixiini), hind tibiae without lateral spines, tegulae hidden beneath caudolateral portions of pronotum, median carina of frons present.

Stegocixius lochites (Holotype 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:

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