Zanna madagascariensis
| Zanna madagascariensis | |
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| Lantern Bug Nymph at the Anja Community Reserve | |
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| Adult Lantern bug | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Superorder: | Condylognatha |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Infraorder: | Fulgoromorpha |
| Superfamily: | Fulgoroidea |
| Family: | Fulgoridae |
| Genus: | Zanna (Kirkaldy, 1902) |
| Type species | |
| Zanna madagascariensis (Signoret, 1860) | |
The Malagasy Lantern Bug (Zanna madagascariensis) is endemic to Madagascar. It is a member of the Zanninae, considered to be a sub-family of the Fulgoridae. The nymphs are sometimes referred to as lantern-flies because of their large lantern like snout, although this does not emit light. The adult bugs are known as sakandry, and are consumed by the rural people of Madagascar[1].
Description
The Malagasy Lantern Bug (Zanna madagascariensis) has a white waxy dusty coating and a large orange lantern-like head or snout.[1]
References
- 1 2 van der Heyden, Torsten. "Flatida rosea (Melichar, 1901) and Zanna madagascariensis Signoret, 1860, two bizarre and fascinating species of planthoppers from Madagascar (Hemiptera: Flatidae, Fulgoridae)." (PDF). www.aegaweb.com. Arquivos Entomolóxicos. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
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