Pyrops maculatus

Pyrops maculatus is a species of planthopper belonging to the family Fulgoridae. A population is found in Sri Lanka while another is known from southwestern India.^[2]

Pyrops maculatus
Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder:	Fulgoromorpha
Family:	Fulgoridae
Genus:	Pyrops
Species:	P. maculatus
Binomial name
Pyrops maculatus (Olivier, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
Fulgora macularia Olivier, 1791 Fulgora maculata Olivier, 1791 Gulgora maculata Olivier, 1791

Subspecies

Subspecies are:^[2][3]

• Pyrops maculatus delessertii (Guérin-Méneville, 1840) – found in the Western Ghats of India, treated as Pyrops delessertii by some
• Pyrops maculatus fulvirostris (Walker, 1858) - Sri Lanka
• Pyrops maculatus maculatus (Olivier, 1791)

Distribution

This species is present in Sri Lanka^[4] and southern India.^[2]

Description

Pyrops maculatus can reach a length of 30–40 mm (1.2–1.6 in). This species shows large white spots on tegmina and a broad brown area along all sutural margin.^[4]