FLOW
Follow FLOW:
TwitterFacebook
Families Genera Species Names Vernacular names Publications Authors Geographical distribution Associated taxa Cavernicolous Fossils Images Type specimens repositories Synopsis Updates Classification Molecular data contactProjectFulgoromorpha
English
English


Euricania aperiens (Walker, 1858)

(according to FLOW data updated on July 14 2025)
This synthesis is built dynamically and automatically from data in FLOW. They might be incomplete!
Help to make this synthesis more relevant by reporting and sending missing referenced data to FLOW.

1. Euricania aperiens (Walker, 1858) taxonomy

Euricania aperiens (Walker, 1858) is currently considered as a valid taxon of species rank in the family Ricaniidae Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843 of the Fulgoromorpha. This species was first described by Walker F. in 1858 in the following paper: Supplement. 1-307.

It is currently classified in order Hemiptera Linné, 1758, suborder Fulgoromorpha Evans, 1946, superfamily Fulgoroidea Latreille, 1807, family Ricaniidae Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843, subfamily Ricaniinae Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843, genus Euricania Melichar, 1898.

Euricania aperiens is an extant taxon.

2. Euricania aperiens (Walker, 1858) geographical distribution and bioregions

According to the geographical TDWG standard (2001), Euricania aperiens (Walker, 1858) are known from the Australasia biogeographical region as defined by Wallace (1876). More precisely, they are distributed in the Polynesian zoogeographic region as defined by Holt (2013). Figures 1 and 2 display dynamic graphs showcasing the longitudinal and latitudinal profiles of Euricania aperiens (Walker, 1858) 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. Euricania aperiens (Walker, 1858) biological interactions

As all planthoppers, Euricania aperiens (Walker, 1858) 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 14-July-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/
  • 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.
  • Walker F. 1858 - Supplement. 1-307
  • Wallace A. R. 1876 - The Geographical Distribution of Animals. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.