Heteronotus

Heteronotus is a genus of treehoppers belonging to the subfamily Heteronotinae, of which it is the type genus. It was first described by François Laporte in 1832.^[1]

Heteronotus
Heteronotus delineatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Family:	Membracidae
Subfamily:	Heteronotinae
Genus:	Heteronotus Laporte, 1832

Description

Most species of Heteronotus have an appearance mimicking ants and wasps, with hollow bulbs and spikes.^{[citation needed]} In some cases, the pronotum stretches beyond the wings.^{[citation needed]}

Distribution

Species of Heteronotus are found across Central and South America, stretching from Mexico to Argentina.^[1][2][3]

Species

Heteronotus contains 44 species:

• Heteronotus abbreviatus Fairmaire, 1846
• Heteronotus abcisus Walker, 1851
• Heteronotus aethiops (Butler, 1878)
• Heteronotus albopunctus Boulard, 1980
• Heteronotus albospinosus Haviland, 1925
• Heteronotus anthracinus Strümpel, 1988
• Heteronotus apricarius Strümpel, 1988
• Heteronotus armatus Laporte, 1832
• Heteronotus belliger (Butler, 1878)
• Heteronotus bicornis (Lesson, 1832)
• Heteronotus brindleyi Boulard, 1980
• Heteronotus broomfieldi Sakakibara, 1979
• Heteronotus bullifer (Burmeister, 1833)
• Heteronotus camaroni Boulard, 1980
• Heteronotus delineatus Walker, 1858
• Heteronotus divisus Walker, 1858
• Heteronotus excisus Walker, 1851
• Heteronotus fabulosus Boulard, 1981
• Heteronotus flavolineatus Laporte, 1832
• Heteronotus flavomaculatus Fonseca, 1936
• Heteronotus formicoides Sakakibara, 1979
• Heteronotus fuscoflavus Boulard, 1980
• Heteronotus glandifer (Lesson, 1832)
• Heteronotus horridus (Fabricius, 1787)
• Heteronotus jauffreti Boulard, 1980
• Heteronotus maculatus Sakakibara, 1968
• Heteronotus modestus Boulard, 1980
• Heteronotus mourei Creão-Duarte & Sakakibara, 1993
• Heteronotus nigrogiganteus Boulard, 1980
• Heteronotus nodosus (Germar, 1821)
• Heteronotus pertyi Metcalf & Wade, 1965
• Heteronotus pompanoni Boulard, 1980
• Heteronotus poupougni Boulard, 1980
• Heteronotus quadrinodosus Fairmaire, 1846
• Heteronotus quinquenodosus Stål, 1864
• Heteronotus reticulatus (Burmeister, 1833)
• Heteronotus sakakibarai Fonseca & Diringshofen, 1974
• Heteronotus spinosus Laporte, 1832
• Heteronotus stipatus Walker, 1858
• Heteronotus tridens (Burmeister, 1833)
• Heteronotus trinodosus Butler, 1878
• Heteronotus vandamei Boulard, 1980
• Heteronotus vespiformes Haviland, 1925
• Heteronotus xanthomelas Walker, 1858