Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Scaphytopius obliquus
Leafhopper
Transition to evergreen shrub zones, but most abundant in humid forest zone; January-June. 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
obliquus
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Scaphytopius retusus
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Fernandina, Isabela, San Cristobal, Santa Cruz, Santiago
- Peck, S.B. Heraty, J., Landry, B. & Sinclair, B.J. (1998) Introduced insect fauna of an oceanic archipelago: The Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Am. Entomol. 44: 218-237.
- 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 obliquus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=6890. Accessed 3 November 2026.