Pyrops is a genus of planthoppers that occur primarily in southeast Asia, containing about 70 species. They are fairly large insects, with much of the length due to an elongated, upcurving, snout-like projection of the head. The wings are generally brightly patterned in contrasting colors, and they are popular among collectors.
Species
The genus has been divided into several species groups:
Candelaria group
Pyrops aeruginosus (Stål, 1870) Pyrops agusanensis (Baker, 1925) Pyrops auratus Constant, 2021 Pyrops azureus Constant & Mohan, 2017 Pyrops buomvoi Constant & Pham, 2022 Pyrops candelaria (Linnaeus, 1758) – type species Pyrops coelestinus (Stål, 1863) Pyrops condorinus (Lallemand, 1960) Pyrops connectens (Atkinson, 1885) Pyrops curtiprora (Butler, 1874) - Actually a Saiva species. Pyrops delessertii (Guerin-Meneville, 1840) Pyrops dohrni (Schmidt, 1905) Pyrops ducalis Stål, 1863 Pyrops exsanguis (Gerstaecker, 1895) Pyrops farinosus Bierman, 1910 Pyrops fumosus (Baker, 1925) Pyrops heringi (Schmidt, 1905) Pyrops hobbyi (Lallemand, 1939) Pyrops jasmini Chew Kea Foo, Porion & Audibert, 2010 Pyrops jianfenglingensis Wang, Xu & Qin, 2018 Pyrops karenius (Distant, 1891) Pyrops kozlovi Porion & Audibert, 2020 Pyrops lathburii (Kirby, 1818) Pyrops lautus (Stål, 1870) Pyrops maculatus (Olivier, 1791) Pyrops maquilinganus (Baker, 1925) Pyrops nishiyamai Nagai & Porion, 2002 Pyrops ochraceus Nagai & Porion, 1996 Pyrops peguensis (Schmidt, 1911) Pyrops philippinus (Stål, 1870) Pyrops polillensis (Baker, 1925) Pyrops priscilliae Nagai, Porion & Audibert, 2016 Pyrops rogersi (Distant, 1906) Pyrops spinolae (Westwood, 1842) Pyrops viridirostris (Westwood, 1848) Pyrops vitalisius (Distant, 1918) Pyrops zephyrius (Schmidt, 1907)
"Cultellatus group" Pyrops cultellatus (Walker, 1857) Pyrops itoi (Satô & Nagai, 1994)
Clavatus group Pyrops atroalbus (Distant, 1918) Pyrops clavatus (Westwood, 1839) Pyrops watanabei (Matsumura, 1913)
Effusus group Pyrops effusus (Distant, 1891) Pyrops gunjii (Satô & Nagai, 1994) Pyrops synavei Constant, 2015 Pyrops whiteheadi (Distant, 1889)
Oculatus group Pyrops alboroseus Liang, 1998 Pyrops horsfieldii (Westwood, 1839) Pyrops nishiguroi Nagai, Porion & Audibert, 2017 Pyrops oculatus (Westwood, 1839) Pyrops sidereus (Distant, 1905)
Polillensis group Pyrops polillensis (Baker, 1925) Pyrops samaranus (Baker, 1925)
Pyrorhynchus group
Pyrops intricatus (Walker, 1857) Pyrops pyrorhynchus (Donovan, 1800) Pyrops pythicus (Distant, 1891) Pyrops ruehli Schmidt, 1926
Sultana group Pyrops erectus (Schmidt, 1905) Pyrops sultana (Adams, 1847)
Ungrouped species Pyrops cyanirostris (Guerin-Meneville, 1845) Pyrops detanii Nagai & Porion, 2004 Pyrops dimotus (Lallemand, 1960) Pyrops hamdjahi Nagai & Porion, 2002 Pyrops hashimotoi Nagai & Porion, 2002 Pyrops ishiharai (Satô & Nagai, 1994) Pyrops jefferyi Nagai & Porion, 2002 Pyrops valerian Nagai & Porion, 2002
Taxonomy The genus name of Laternaria has been used by some authors, but this name was published in a work that was suppressed in 1955 by an official declaration of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN): Opinion 322. The type species is Pyrops candelaria.
A molecular phylogenetic study suggests that Pyrops is sister to the genus Saiva, and the tribe Pyropsini may not be properly placed in Fulgorinae.
Ecology Like many other plant-sap sucking insects, Pyrops species exude honeydew. This honeydew is sometimes gathered by other animals in trophobiotic associations. Pyrops whiteheadi and P. intricatus are known to be attended by Dorylaea spp. cockroaches in Southeast Asia. Pyrops whiteheadi has also been seen tended by a gecko, Gehyra mutilata.
References
External links
World Auchenorrhyncha Database: Pyrops Spinola, 1839 (retrieved 9 April 2024)