Hysteropterum is a genus of planthoppers described by Amyot & Serville in 1843, belonging to the family Issidae, subfamily Hysteropterinae.
Distribution Species of this genus occur in Europe and North Africa;Genus Hysteropterum at Dmitriev Species FileHysteropterum subangulare at Dmitriev Species File the numerous New World species formerly assigned to this group have been reassigned to separate genera (e.g., Kathleenum).
Description The adult planthoppers reach of length, the basic coloration of their body is mostly pale brown or yellowish, with well drawn veins on wings. The females are usually bigger than the males.
Species
Hysteropterum albaceticum Dlabola, 1983 Hysteropterum algiricum (Lucas, 1849) Hysteropterum alicantium Dlabola, 1986 Hysteropterum bolearicum Dlabola, 1982 Hysteropterum curviceps Synave, 1956 Hysteropterum dolichotum Gnezdilov & Mazzoni, 2004 Hysteropterum melanophles Fieber, 1877 Hysteropterum reticulatum (Herrich-Schäffer, 1835) Hysteropterum subangulare Rey, 1891 Hysteropterum tkalcui (Dlabola, 1980) Hysteropterum vasconicum Gnezdilov, 2003
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