Melizoderidae
In today's world, Melizoderidae has become a topic of relevance and interest for people from different fields and profiles. Whether they are researchers, professionals, students or simply curious individuals, Melizoderidae has captured attention and generated debate in different spaces. From its impact on society to its global implications, Melizoderidae has proven to be a topic that deserves to be explored and analyzed in depth. In this article, we will delve into the different dimensions of Melizoderidae to understand its importance and its repercussions on our reality.
| Melizoderidae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Superfamily: | Membracoidea |
| Family: | Melizoderidae Deitz and Dietrich, 1993 |
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Melizoderidae is a family of treehoppers restricted to South America with only two genera, Melizoderes and Llanquihuea. The nymphs of melizoderids have the tergum of the 9th segment concealing the anal opening from above. The frontoclypeus (forehead) is convex and extended forward and below. The pronotum extends forward and above but not backward over the scutellum which is keeled posteriorly.[1]
References
- ^ Deitz, Lewis L.; Dietrich, Christopher H. (1993). "Superfamily Membracoidea (Homoptera: Auchenorrhyncha). I. Introduction and revised classification with new family-group taxa". Systematic Entomology. 18 (4): 287–296. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1993.tb00667.x.