Prosapia ignifera
Hamilton, 1977
Prosapia ignifera is a spittlebug in the Ischnorhinidae, described by Hamilton in 1977. It belongs to the Prosapia, which includes economically significant pasture pests. The species is part of a group of tropical spittlebugs that cause substantial damage to forage grasses and sugarcane. Unlike the congeneric Prosapia bicincta, which has been extensively documented as an pest in Hawaiʻi since 2016, specific biological and ecological data for P. ignifera remain limited in published sources.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Prosapia ignifera: /proʊˈseɪ.pi.ə ɪɡˈnɪf.ə.rə/
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Similar Taxa
- Prosapia bicinctaCongeneric with similar ('twolined spittlebug') and economic importance; P. bicincta is the pest documented in Hawaiʻi pastures, not P. ignifera
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- twolined-spittlebug-prosapia-bicincta - Entomology Today
- Prosapia bicincta Archives - Entomology Today
- Pasture Pest in Paradise: Invasive Bug Threatens Hawaiʻi Cattle Ranching
- twolined spittlebug foam - Entomology Today
- Hawaiʻi cattle pasture - Entomology Today
- twolined spittlebug damage in Hawaiʻi pasture - Entomology Today