Japananus

Japananus is a genus of leafhoppers of the subfamily Deltocephalinae. Six species are currently placed in the genus,[2][3] all native to Asia and typically feeding on Acer species. One species, J. hyalinus, has spread throughout the northern hemisphere and Australia with the trade in cultivated maples.[4]

Japananus
Japananus hyalinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Superfamily:	Cicadoidea
Family:	Cicadellidae
Subfamily:	Deltocephalinae
Genus:	Japananus Ball, 1931[1]
Type species
Platymetopius hyalinus Osborn, 1900

Species

• Japananus hyalinus (Osborn, 1900) - cosmopolitan by introduction
• Japananus aceri (Matsumura, 1914) - Japan, Korea, China.
• Japananus nepalicus Viraktamath & Anantha Murthy, 1999 - Nepal
• Japananus bicurvatus Xing, Dai et Li, 2008 - China
• Japananus meilingensis Xing, Dai et Li, 2010 - China
• Japananus lamellosus Xing, Dai et Li, 2010 - China

References

1. Ball, E.D. (1931). "Some new North American genera and species in the group formerly called Platymetopius (Rhynchota, Homoptera). Canadian Entomologist 63: 216-222". Archived from the original on 2014-12-20. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
2. Xing, J.; Dai, R.; Li, Z. (2008). "A taxonomic study on the genus Japananus Ball (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae), with description of one new species from China". ZooKeys (3): 23–28. doi:10.3897/zookeys.3.24.
3. Xing, J.; Dai, R.; Li, Z. (2010). "Two new species of the genus Japananus Ball, 1931 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2415: 63–68. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2415.1.6.
4. Tuffen, M.; et al. (17 September 2014). "Rapid Pest Risk Analysis (PRA) for Japananus hyalinus" (PDF). Food & Environment Research Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.