Sobara

Oman, 1949

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Sobara is a of leafhoppers ( Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae) established by Oman in 1949. It is currently treated as a synonym of Omansobara, with over 1,100 iNaturalist observations. The genus belongs to the tribe Platymetopiini within the diverse leafhopper fauna of the Hemiptera order.

Sobara palliolata by Ken-ichi Ueda. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.

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How to pronounce Sobara: /sɒˈbɑːrə/

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  • OmansobaraAccepted name; Sobara is currently synonymized under Omansobara per Catalogue of Life classification

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Taxonomic status

Catalogue of Life lists Sobara as a synonym of Omansobara, with the classification path showing Sobara nested within Omansobara > Platymetopiini > Deltocephalinae > Cicadellidae. iNaturalist recognizes Omansobara as the valid name.

Confusion with Asobara

The name 'Sobara' appears in literature searches primarily due to confusion with Asobara, a of (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) that attack Drosophila . These are unrelated in different insect orders.

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