Deitz 1975a
Ramos 1979a
McKamey 1998a
Dietrich, McKamey, and Deitz 2001a
Cryan et al. 2000a
Wallace and Deitz 2004a
Animalia → Arthropoda → Insecta → Pterygota → Hemiptera → Auchenorrhyncha → Cicadomorpha → Membracoidea → Membracidae → Centrotinae
Nessorhinini Deitz, 1975
Selected references
Taxon images
Nessorhinini
1.Callicentrus ignipes
2.Daimon serricorne
3.Goniolomus tricorniger
4.Marshallella rubripes
5.Nessorhinus vulpes
6.Orekthophora cornuta
7.Orthobelus urus
8.Paradarnoides severini
9.Spinodarnoides typus
Distribution
Neotropical region: Caribbean Islands (West Indies) (Wallace and Deitz 2004a; see McKamey 1998a: 11, regarding misplaced species).
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Diagnostic characters
Pronotum with or without suprahumeral horns, these partially fused into median anterior horn in Nessorhinus and Orekthophora; posterior process straight at base, appressed against and entirely concealing scutellum (exception: scutellum partially visible laterally in Diamon and polymorphic in Orthobelus), extending significantly past m-cu3 crossvein in forewing. Female second valvulae narrow near base and not significantly broadened distally, with large dorsal teeth. Abdomen with paired dorsal swellings, anterior tergal borders modified into irregular ridges.
Chromosome numbers
Unknown.
Host plants
Reported from Anacardiaceae, Labiate, Leguminosae, Malpighiaceae, Malvaceae, Moraceae, Myrtaceae, Phytolaccaceae, Rubiaceae, Rutaceae, Solanaceae, and Vitaceae.
Taxonomic constituents
Callicentrus Stål, 1869 Stål, 1869
Daimon Buckton, 1903 Buckton, 1903
Goniolomus Stål, 1869 Stål, 1869
Marshallella Goding, 1927 Goding, 1927
Nessorhinus Amyot and Serville, 1843 Amyot and Serville, 1843
Orekthophora Funkhouser, 1930 Funkhouser, 1930
Orthobelus Stål, 1869 Stål, 1869
Paradarnoides Fowler, 1894 Fowler, 1894
Spathenotus Ramos, 1957 Ramos, 1957
Spinodarnoides Funkhouser, 1930 Funkhouser, 1930
Prepared by
Matthew S. Wallace and Lewis L. Deitz, 2 February 2023.
