Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Scaphytopius aequinoctialis
Leafhopper
Arid to pampa and agriculture zones; March-July. Probably on trees or shrubs.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hemiptera
Suborder
Auchenorrhyncha
Superfamily
Membracoidea
Family
Cicadellidae
Section
Scaphytopiini
Genus
Scaphytopius
Species
aequinoctialis
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Platymetopius aequinoctialis Van Duzee, 1933;
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Fernandina, Floreana, Genovesa, Isabela, Marchena, Pinta, Pinzón, Santiago, Santa Cruz, San Cristóbal.
- Linsley, E.G. Usinger, R.L. (1966) Insects of the Galápagos Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences Fourth Series 33(7): 113-196.
- 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, Scaphytopius aequinoctialis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=6889. Accessed 3 November 2026.