Phrictus quinquepartitus

Phrictus quinquepartitus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Infraclass: Neoptera
Superorder: Paraneoptera
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha
Superfamily: Fulgoroidea
Family: Fulgoridae
Genus: Phrictus
Species: P. quinquepartitus
Binomial name
Phrictus quinquepartitus
(Distant, 1883)

Phrictus quinquepartitus, also known as the wart-headed bug and the dragon-headed bug, is an insect belonging to the family Fulgoridae. They were described by English entomologist William Lucas Distant in 1883. They are found in Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and parts of Brazil.

P. quinquepartitus averages 5.5 centimetres (2.2 in) in length. They have brightly colored hind wings and forewings with distinctive markings.[1] Their source of nourishment is tree sap, which they ingest using a tube-like organ in place of a mouth.

The species name is occasionally seen spelled Phrictus quinqueparitus.

References

  1. ↑ Hennessy, Kathryn, ed. (2010). Natural History: The Ultimate Visual Guide to Everything on Earth. DK Publishing. p. 280. ISBN 978-0-7566-6752-8.


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