Scaralina
Genus of planthoppers
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Scaralina is a genus of planthoppers in the family Fulgoridae occurring in North America and Central America, from Idaho to Panama.[1]
| Scaralina | |
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| Scaralina marmorata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Infraorder: | Fulgoromorpha |
| Family: | Fulgoridae |
| Subfamily: | Poiocerinae |
| Tribe: | Poiocerini |
| Genus: | Scaralina Yanega, 2024 |
| Type species | |
| Calyptoproctus marmoratus Spinola, 1839 | |
Biology
All but one of the known species of Scaralina occur at higher elevations, above 1000 meters, and appear to be associated with oaks (Quercus spp.).[1] Adults are readily and commonly attracted to blacklights, and are especially abundant and diverse in the Madrean Sky Islands bioregion.[1]
Species
- Scaralina aethrinsula Yanega & Van Dam, 2024
- Scaralina chapina Goemans & Yanega, 2024
- Scaralina cristata Yanega & Van Dam, 2024
- Scaralina durango Yanega, 2024
- Scaralina gigantea Yanega, 2024
- Scaralina hawksi Yanega, 2024
- Scaralina marmorata (Spinola, 1839) (= Alphina glauca (Metcalf, 1923))
- Scaralina metcalfi Yanega & Van Dam, 2024
- Scaralina monzoni Goemans & Yanega, 2024
- Scaralina obfusca Yanega, 2024
- Scaralina obrienae Yanega & Van Dam, 2024
- Scaralina orientalis Yanega, 2024
- Scaralina rileyi Yanega, 2024
- Scaralina sullivani Yanega, 2024
- Scaralina veracruzensis Yanega & Van Dam, 2024