Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Philatis latobius Fennah, 1967

Arid zone; February.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Hemiptera

Suborder
Auchenorrhyncha

Superfamily
Fulgoroidea

Family
Issidae

Genus
Philatis

Species
latobius

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

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

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.
  • Fennah, R.G. (1967) Fulgoroidea from the Galápagos Archipelago. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sceinces Fourth Series 35(4): 53-102.
  • Linsley, E.G. (1977) Insects of the Galápagos (Supplement). Occassional Papers of the Califoria Academy of Sciences 125: 1-50.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Philatis latobius", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=11020. Accessed 21 July 2025.