Pyrops maculatus
Species of true bug
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Pyrops maculatus is a species of planthopper belonging to the family Fulgoridae. A population is found in Sri Lanka while another is known from southwestern India.[2]
| Pyrops maculatus | |
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| Pyrops maculatus in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Infraorder: | Fulgoromorpha |
| Family: | Fulgoridae |
| Genus: | Pyrops |
| Species: | P. maculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrops maculatus (Olivier, 1791) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Subspecies
Subspecies are:[2][3]
- Pyrops maculatus delessertii (Guérin-Méneville, 1840) – found in the Western Ghats of India, treated as Pyrops delessertii by some
- Pyrops maculatus fulvirostris (Walker, 1858) - Sri Lanka
- Pyrops maculatus maculatus (Olivier, 1791)
Distribution
Description
Pyrops maculatus can reach a length of 30–40 mm (1.2–1.6 in). This species shows large white spots on tegmina and a broad brown area along all sutural margin.[4]
