Planthoppers of Mauritius

Now, it's time to travel to Mauritius, Africa. Known for extinct dodos, Mauritius hosts at least 3 species of planthoppers.
Here's a list and ids for the species:

List

1. Flatopsis nivea
2. Stenocranus sp.
3. Fulgormorpha indet.

Identification

Meaning of highlighted words

base: (here) Region close to the point of attachment to the thorax

Flatopsis nivea

The only definitive species from the area. A typical flatid planthopper, It can be distinguished from any other flatid by the presence of one large spot, and in some specimens, another small dot.
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Stenocranus sp.

Only one record over here.. Differs from all other stencranus species by having a white line that starts near the base of the wings, while other stenocranus species, the line starts from the most frontal upper region of the head.

Fulgoromorpha indet.

The specimen looks like Terauchiana, but isn't, as the snout is too short.

Posted on Φεβρουάριος 06, 2023 0405 ΜΜ by aaravmishra