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0115 Hom Mem, Centrotus cornutus
© Roger Key
Family
 
Membracidae
Sub Family
 
Description
 
treehoppers
Background to Family
 
A mainly tropical family of tree-dwellers, with few representatives in Europe. The two, uncommon species in Great Britain are Centrotus cornutus and Gargara genistae, which feed on oaks (Quercus) and certain leguminous shrubs and herbs (Fabaceae), respectively.

 

 


No. taxa in DBIF
 
2
No. interactions
 
4
% interactions with British data
 
100%
No. records
 
4
% taxa with British data
 
100%
Notes
 
Data currently unassessed by a specialist for changes in nomenclature, new species to the British list, new interactions, errors in original sources, and misspellings. Following a brief inspection in 2007, Alan Stewart judged that the data for the Auchenorrhyncha were very out-of-date, because a large body of knowledge has accrued since the last update.; ;
Notes on Sources
 
Most recent source
 
1965

Below is a list of all sources for this family / sub-family contained within DBIF. Click on source name for a list of all records for this source.

 
Source
 
Le Quesne, W.J.(1965) Handbk Ident. Br. Insects II:2A 1-64:15

 

 

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