Myerslopiidae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Paraneoptera
Superordo: Condylognatha
Ordo: Hemiptera
Subordo: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraordo: Cicadomorpha
Superfamilia: Membracoidea

Familia: Myerslopiidae
Subfamiliae total (2):
Extant groups (1): Myerslopiinae
Fossil groups (1): † Ovojassinae

Genera unassigned (1): Mapuchea
Overview of genera (5)

Extant groups (3): Mapuchea – Myerslopia – Pemmation
Fossil groups (2): † Hallex – † Ovojassus
Name

Myerslopiidae Evans, 1957

Type genus: Myerslopia Evans, 1947

References
Primary referencesAdditional references

Cryan, J.R. 2005. Molecular phylogeny of Cicadomorpha (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadoidea, Cercopoidea and Membracoidea): adding evidence to the controversy. Systematic Entomology 30: 563–574. [phylogeny: Myerslopiidae are the sister group of the remaining Membracoidea]
Hamilton, K.G.A. 1999. The ground-dwelling leafhoppers Myerslopiidae, new family, and Sagmatiini, new tribe (Homoptera: Membracoidea). Invertebrate Taxonomy 13(2): 207–235. DOI: 10.1071/IT96028
Szwedo, J. 2004. An annotated checklist of Myerslopiidae with notes on the distribution and origin of the group (Hemiptera: Cicadomorpha). Zootaxa 425: 1–15. Abstract & excerpt DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.425.1.1 Paywall Reference page.

Links

Myerslopiidae - World Auchenorrhyncha Database

Myerslopiidae is a family of tree-hoppers which consist of about 20 species in three genera with a distribution limited to New Zealand and Chile. Adult hoppers have a strongly sclerotized body with elytra-like tegmina meeting along the median. The hindwing is undeveloped. Based on observations on Mapuchea chilensis, they are thought to feed on phloem sap.[1] They were formerly mistakenly placed as a tribe within the Ulopinae (Cicadellidae) by Evans and then raised to subfamily rank before being moved to a different suborder.[1]
References

Rakitov, Roman (2015). "Observations on the Biology and Anatomy of Myerslopiidae (Hemiptera, Membracoidea)". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 2015: 1–10. doi:10.1155/2015/898063.

External links

Myserslopiidae from New Zealand Archived 2017-03-31 at the Wayback Machine
Family information Archived 2020-03-15 at the Wayback Machine