Myerslopiidae

Myerslopiidae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Superfamily: Membracoidea
Family: Myerslopiidae
Evans, 1957
Genera

Myerslopiidae is a family of tree-hoppers which consist of about 20 species in three genera with a distribution limited to New Zealand and Chile. Adult hoppers have a strongly sclerotized body with elytra-like tegmina meeting along the median. The hindwing is undeveloped. Based on observations on Mapuchea chilensis, they are thought to feed on phloem sap.[1] They were formerly mistakenly placed as a tribe within the Ulopinae (Cicadellidae) by Evans and then raised to subfamily rank before being moved to a different suborder.[1]

  1. ^ a b Rakitov, Roman (2015). "Observations on the Biology and Anatomy of Myerslopiidae (Hemiptera, Membracoidea)". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 2015: 1–10. doi:10.1155/2015/898063.