Verdanus

Verdanus is a genus of true bugs belonging to the family Cicadellidae.[2]

Verdanus
Verdanus species
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadellidae
Genus: Verdanus
Oman, 1949
Synonyms

[1]

  • Acocephalus sudeticus Kolenati 1860
  • Bythoscopus penthopitta Walker 1851
  • Cicada limbatellus Zetterstedt 1828
  • Deltocephalus bohemicus Lang 1947
  • Deltocephalus humida Lang 1947
  • Deltocephalus monticola Linnavuori 1958
  • Deltocephalus nasti Wagner 1939
  • Deltocephalus obenbergeri Dlabola 1945
  • Deltocephalus quadrivirgatus Horvath 1884
  • Deltocephalus unicolo Lang 1947

Taxonomy

The genus Verdanus was established by Oman (1949). The author distinguished Verdanus from the genus Diplocolenus on the base of aedeagal differences. Several authors considered it a subgenus of Diplocolenus. The genus Verdanus includes two subgenera, Verdanus and Erdianus.[3]

Distribution and habitat

The species of this holarctic genus are mainly found in Eurasia and Northern America, especially in meadows of the mountain regions.[2]

Species

Species within this genus include:[1][2]

  • Verdanus abdominalis (Fabricius, 1803)
  • Verdanus bensoni China, 1933)
  • Verdanus caucasicus (Emeljanov 1962)
  • Verdanus ciscaucasicus (Emeljanov, 1964
  • Verdanus evansi (Ashmead, 1904)
  • Verdanus hardei (Dlabola 1980) 80
  • Verdanus intermedius (Emeljanov 1964)
  • Verdanus limbatellus (Zetterstedt 1828)
  • Verdanus logvinenkoae (Emeljanov 1964)
  • Verdanus monticola (Linnavuori 1958)
  • Verdanus nigricans (Kirschbaum 1868)
  • Verdanus obenbergeri Dlabola 1945
  • Verdanus orientalis (Ribaut 1936)
  • Verdanus oseticus (Emeljanov 1964)
  • Verdanus pazoukii Dlabola 1980
  • Verdanus penthopitta (Walker 1851)
  • Verdanus quadrivirgatus (Horvath 1884)

Description

Verdanus species can reach a body length of about 3–5 mm (0.12–0.20 in). These leafhoppers are pale green with dark brown or black venter and legs. In Eridianus subgenus, aedeagus shows a basal apodeme strongly produced laterally, while connective have arms parallel distally and fused over part of length. Verdanus subgenus has a long and narrow aedeagus and connective with arms divergent distally and abructly angled to midline.[4]

Biology

Adults are on wing from mid March to mid August.[5]

References
  • Oman, P W - The Nearctic leafhoppers (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). A generic classification and check list in Memoirs of the Washington Entomological Society 3: 1-253. 1949
  1. Encyclopedia of Life
  2. "Verdanus Oman, 1949". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  3. A. Guglielmino & C. Buckle Northern Apennines as centre of speciation: a new Verdanus species group (Hemiptera, Cicadomorpha, Cicadellidae) from Italy and its phylogenetic relationships with V. bensoni and the V. limbatellus group
  4. Knight, W J The evolution of the holartic leafhoppers Diplocolenus with description and keys in Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology
  5. iNaturalist
  • Data related to Verdanus at Wikispecies
  • Media related to Verdanus at Wikimedia Commons
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