Micrutalis Fowler, 1895

Selected references
Fowler 1895e
McKamey 1998a
Sakakibara 1999a
Sakakibara 1999a
Godoy, Miranda, and Nishida 2006a
McKamey and Wallner 2022b
Overview
Sakakibara (1999a) revised the genus Micrutalis, adding new species.
Taxon images
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Micrutalis
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1.Micrutalis calva
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2.Micrutalis calva
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3. Micrutalis calv... ↴
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4.Micrutalis calva
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5.Micrutalis atrovena
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6.Micrutalis balteata
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7.Micrutalis dubia
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8.Micrutalis malleifera
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9.Micrutalis malleifera
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10. Micrutalis pallens fe... ↴
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11. Micrutalis pallens mal... ↴
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12. Micrutalis p... ↴
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13. Micrutalis palle... ↴
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14.Micrutalis
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15.Micrutalis
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16.Micrutalis
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17.Micrutalis
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18.Micrutalis
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19.Micrutalis nymph
 
Acoustic calls
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[listen] Micrutalis (Membracidae: Smiliinae: Micrutalini), male courtship call. Copyright © 2008, by Reginald B. Cocroft.
Distribution
Neotropical and Nearctic regions.
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Immatures
McKamey and Wallner 2022b described and illustrated the nymphs, noting that the 5th instars are only 3.0 to 3.5 mm in length. The eggs are deposited within stems.
Ecology
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Not attended by ants, the nymphs are remarkably cryptic on their host plants (McKamey and Wallner 2022b).
Behavior
The nymphs are solitary (McKamey and Wallner 2022b).
Prepared by
Matthew S. Wallace, Stuart H. McKamey, Lewis L. Deitz, Olivia Evangelista, Dawn J. Flynn, and Mark J. Rothschild, 9 March 2023.