Alcathous (planthopper)
Alcathous is a monotypic genus containing the species Alcathous fecialis: a fulgorid planthopper, in the subfamily Amyclinae and found in southern India. It is predominantly brown with dark markings. Its snout curves slightly upward, and its wings are about 3 cm long and hide its short abdomen. From its eyes to the tip of its abdomen, A. fecialis is about 1.2 cm long with a 0.3 cm snout.[1]
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Infraorder: | Fulgoromorpha |
| Family: | Fulgoridae |
| Subfamily: | Amyclinae |
| Genus: | Alcathous Stål, 1863 |
References
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- Distant, WL (1906). Fauna of British India. Rhychota. Volume 3. Vol. 3. London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 197–198.
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