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Vulcanoia acuceps† Hamilton, 1990

(according to FLOW data updated on February 7 2025)
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1. Vulcanoia acuceps† Hamilton, 1990 taxonomy

Vulcanoia acuceps† Hamilton, 1990 is currently considered as a valid taxon of species rank in the family Lalacidae† Hamilton, 1990 of the Fulgoromorpha. This species was first described by Hamilton K. G. A. in 1990 in the following paper: Chapter 6. Homoptera. In Grimaldi, D.A. (edt). Insecta from the Santana formation, lower Cretaceous, of Brazil. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 195: 82-122.

It is currently classified in order Hemiptera Linné, 1758, suborder Fulgoromorpha Evans, 1946, superfamily Fulgoroidea Latreille, 1807, family Lalacidae† Hamilton, 1990, subfamily Lalacinae† Hamilton, 1990, tribe Carpopodini† Hamilton, 1990, genus Vulcanoia† Martins-Neto, 1988.

Vulcanoia acuceps† is an extinct taxon, known only as fossil from the Aptian period (125 - 113 Mya).

2. Vulcanoia acuceps† Hamilton, 1990 geographical distribution and bioregions

According to the geographical TDWG standard (2001), Vulcanoia acuceps† Hamilton, 1990 are known from the Neotropical biogeographical region as defined by Wallace (1876). More precisely, they are distributed in the South American zoogeographic region as defined by Holt (2013). Figures 1 and 2 display dynamic graphs showcasing the longitudinal and latitudinal profiles of Vulcanoia acuceps† Hamilton, 1990 arround the across the globe according to their species richness. A scroll on the histogram bars displays the species richness of the corresponding regions.



3. Vulcanoia acuceps† Hamilton, 1990 biological interactions

As all planthoppers, Vulcanoia acuceps† Hamilton, 1990 are obligatory phytophagous terrestrial insects.

References:

  • Bourgoin Th. 2025 - FLOW (Fulgoromorpha Lists on The Web): a world knowledge base dedicated to Fulgoromorpha. Version 8, updated 7-February-2025. http://flow.hemiptera-databases.org/flow/
  • Brummitt R. K. 2001 - World geographical scheme for recording plant distributions. Edition 2. TDWG 136pp. updated 08-May-2007. http://www.tdwg.org/standards/109/
  • Hamilton K. G. A. 1990 - Chapter 6. Homoptera. In Grimaldi, D.A. (edt). Insecta from the Santana formation, lower Cretaceous, of Brazil. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 195: 82-122
  • Holt B. G. et al. 2013 - An Update of Wallace's Zoogeographic Regions of the World. Science, 339: 74-78.
  • Linné C. 1758 - Systema Naturae. Editio Decima, reformata. 1: 824 pp.
  • Wallace A. R. 1876 - The Geographical Distribution of Animals. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.