Lophops

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Lophops
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha
Family: Lophopidae
Subfamily: Lophopinae
Tribe: Lophopini
Genus: Lophops
Spinola, 1839
Synonyms[1]
  • Cystingocephala Stål, 1853
  • Gozarta Walker, 1870
  • Brixioides Kirby, 1891
  • Astorga Kirkaldy, 1906
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Lophops is the type genus of planthoppers for the family Lophopidae, subfamily Lophopinae and tribe Lophopini; it was erected by Maximilian Spinola in 1839.[2]

Records of occurrence (probably incomplete) for species include: Africa, China, Indochina, Malesia including the Philippines, New Guinea and Australia.[3]

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