Vanduzea arquata

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Vanduzea arquata
File:Ants (Camponotus castaneus) and Black Locust Treehoppers (Vanduzea arquata), Leesylvania State Park, Woodbridge, Virginia.jpg
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Membracidae
Genus: Vanduzea
Species:
V. arquata
Binomial name
Vanduzea arquata
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Vanduzea arquata, the black locust treehopper, is a species of treehopper in the family Membracidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America. Females lay their eggs in the buds of black locust trees. These membracids are attended to by ants, such as Formica subsericea.[5]

File:Black Locust Treehoppers - Vanduzea arquata, Leesylvania State Park, Woodbridge, Virginia.jpg
Black locust treehopper, Vanduzea arquata
File:Black Locust Treehoppers and ants - Vanduzea arquata, Leesylvania State Park, Woodbridge, Virginia.jpg
Black locust treehopper, Vanduzea arquata

References

  1. "Vanduzea arquata species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  2. "Vanduzea arquata". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  3. "Vanduzea arquata Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  4. "Vanduzea arquata Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  5. Costa, James T. (2006-09-30). The Other Insect Societies. Harvard University Press. p. 266. ISBN 978-0-674-02163-1.

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