Verdanus

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Verdanus
Verdanus species
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadellidae
Genus: Verdanus
Oman, 1949
Synonyms

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  • Acocephalus sudeticus Kolenati 1860
  • Bythoscopus penthopitta Walker 1851
  • Cicada limbatellus Zetterstedt 1828
  • Deltocephalus bohemicus Lang 1947
  • Deltocephalus humida Lang 1947
  • Deltocephalus monticola Linnavuori 1958
  • Deltocephalus nasti Wagner 1939
  • Deltocephalus obenbergeri Dlabola 1945
  • Deltocephalus quadrivirgatus Horvath 1884
  • Deltocephalus unicolo Lang 1947

Verdanus is a genus of true bugs belonging to the family Cicadellidae.[2]

The genus Verdanus was established by Oman (1949). The author distinguished Verdanus from the genus Diplocolenus on the base of aedeagal differences. Several authors considered it a subgenus of Diplocolenus. The genus Verdanus includes two subgenera, Verdanus and Erdianus.[3]

Distribution and habitat

The species of this holarctic genus are mainly found in Eurasia and Northern America, especially in meadows of the mountain regions.[2]

Species

Species within this genus include:[1][2]

Description

Biology

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