Galapagos Species Database
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Docalidia spangleri
Leafhopper
Arid to pampa zone; 100-1000 m; malaise, FIT, yellow pan traps, and sweeping; January-May.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hemiptera
Suborder
Auchenorrhyncha
Superfamily
Membracoidea
Family
Cicadellidae
Section
Teruliini
Genus
Docalidia
Species
spangleri
Taxon category: Accepted
Holotype deposited in the CAS.
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Floreana, Isabela, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz.
- Nielson, M.W. (1979) A revision of the subfamily Coelidiinae (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). III. Tribe Teruliini Pacific Insects Monograph, 35, 1–329.
- 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.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Docalidia spangleri", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5799. Accessed 2 November 2026.