Ceresini Goding, 1892

Synonyms (and unplaced invalid names)
Cyphoniini Fowler, 1895, Melusina Stål, 1867, Stictocephalinae Ball, 1915
Selected references
Goding 1892a
Funkhouser 1927f
Funkhouser 1951a
Metcalf and Wade 1965a
Deitz 1975a
Kopp and Yonke 1979a
McKamey 1998a
Godoy, Miranda, and Nishida 2006a
Wallace 2010a
Taxon images
Ceresini
16625_mximage
1.Ceresa testacea
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2.Stictocephala bisonia
15533_mximage
3.Spissistilus festinus
15583_mximage
4.Tortistilus inermis
16629_mximage
5.Cyphonia clavata
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6.Eucyphonia bifurcata
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7.Poppea concinna
15544_mximage
8.Proxolonia fonseca
15498_mximage
9.Parantonae dipteroides
15589_mximage
10.Trichaetipyga juniperina
15440_mximage
11.Paraceresa bifasciata
 
Distribution
Neotropical and Nearctic regions; introduced to Palearctic and Oceanic regions.
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Diagnostic characters
Pronotum not concealing forewing in repose, with or without suprahumeral horns or elevated median carina or both; posterior process simple to elevated, ornate, and trispinose. Forewing with veins R and M fused basally and strongly divergent for short distance near middle of wing; vein R 2+3 present as distinct branch of R. Hind wing without r-m crossvein but veins R4+5 and M1+2 confluent for short distance near apex and gradually divergent beyond; R2+3 present as marginal vein. Female second valvulae narrow and elongate.
Immatures
Ceresini: Immatures
16570_mximage
1.Stictocephala bisonia
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2.unidentified ceresine nymph
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3.unidentified ceresine nymph
 
Taxonomic constituents
Prepared by
Lewis L. Deitz, Matthew S. Wallace, Stuart H. McKamey, Mark J. Rothschild and Albino M. Sakakibara, 24 June 2013.