Nirvana (leafhopper)

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Nirvana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadellidae
Subfamily: Evacanthinae
Genus: Nirvana
Kirkaldy, 1900
Species

Several, including:
Nirvana longitudinalis
Nirvana pallida
Nirvana suturalis

Nirvana is a leafhopper genus belonging to the Evacanthinae subfamily and the tribe Nirvanini.[1] They are distinguishable from other leafhopper subfamilies by their uniquely shaped head and the presence of two preapical cells alone on the tegmen.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nirvana Kirkaldy, 1900". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  2. ^ Evans, J. W. (31 December 1966). "The leafhoppers and froghoppers of Australia and New Zealand (Homoptera: Cicadelloidea and Cercopoidea)" (PDF). Australian Museum Scientific Publications. 12: 1–347 – via Australian Museum.