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Amplicephalus insularis (Van Duzee, 1933)

Leafhopper

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Hemiptera

Suborder
Auchenorrhyncha

Superfamily
Membracoidea

Family
Cicadellidae

Section
Deltocephalini

Genus
Amplicephalus

Species
insularis

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Deltocephalus insularis Van Duzee, 1933. Listed as incertae sedis in Zanol (2007). The available information is insufficient to assign this taxon to any other genus. Consequently, detailed morphological analyses and complementary molecular data, are required to clarify its taxonomic placement.

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Fernandina, Floreana, San Cristobal, Santa Cruz

References

  • Peck, S.B. (2001) Smaller Orders of Insects of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 278 pp.
  • Zanol, K.M.R. (2007) Catalogue of the Neotropical Deltocephalinae (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). Part II Tribe Deltocephalini. Acta Biologica Paranaense, Curitiba, 36(1-2), 1–46.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Amplicephalus insularis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=11000. Accessed 6 November 2026.