Lystra pulverulenta
| Lystra pulverulenta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Infraorder: | Fulgoromorpha |
| Family: | Fulgoridae |
| Genus: | Lystra |
| Species: | L. pulverulenta
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| Binomial name | |
| Lystra pulverulenta (Olivier, 1791)
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| Synonyms | |
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Fulgora pulverulenta Olivier, 1791 | |
Lystra pulverulenta is a species of planthopper in the genus Lystra. It is found in South America.[1]
Identification
With a waxed head and thorax, it has an elaborate long "tail of wax". The basal 2/3rds of the forewing is whole waxed, by which it can be separated from L. lanata. The remainder of the forewing is black. [2]
Distribution
The species is found in Brazil, Suriname, and French Guinea.[3]
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