Genus

Platycotis

Platycotis minax. Photo: (c) Michael A. Voeltz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Platycotis is a genus of treehoppers in the family Membracidae. There are about 13 described species in Platycotis.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Hemiptera (True bugs, hoppers, aphids, and allies)
        Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha (True hoppers)
        Infraorder: Cicadomorpha (Spittlebugs, cicadas, leafhoppers and treehoppers)
        Superfamily: Membracoidea (Leafhoppers and treehoppers)
        Family: Membracidae (Typical treehoppers)
        Subfamily: Membracinae
        Tribe: Hoplophorionini
        Genus: Platycotis
        Species: Platycotis vittata (Oak treehopper)
        Species: Platycotis minax

Subtaxa

Species: Platycotis vittata (Oak treehopper)

Species: Platycotis minax

Where in Humboldt

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