Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Nesosydne alcmaeon
Planthoppers
Arid to pampa zones; January-February. Host of : Haplogonatopus hernandezae and Elenchus koebelei (Abedrabbo et al. 1990: 123).
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hemiptera
Suborder
Auchenorrhyncha
Superfamily
Fulgoroidea
Family
Delphacidae
Genus
Nesosydne
Species
alcmaeon
Taxon category: Accepted
Holotype: California Academy of Sciences (CAS)
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Isabela, Santa Cruz
- 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.
- 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, Nesosydne alcmaeon", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=6685. Accessed 3 November 2026.