Macrosteles guttatus is a of leafhopper in the Cicadellidae, first described by Matsumura in 1915. It is a small, sap-feeding insect belonging to the tribe Macrostelini. The species has been recorded as prey for the crabronid Clitemnestra bipunctata. Distribution records indicate presence across northern Asia and into Alaska.
Distribution
Recorded from Alaska, Amur (Russia), Bulgan and Hövsgöl (Mongolia), and Irkutsk (Russia).
Ecological Role
Has been observed as prey for the crabronid Clitemnestra bipunctata, which paralyzes and provisions leafhoppers in nest .
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Taxonomic History
Originally described as Cicadula guttata by Matsumura in 1915; later transferred to Macrosteles.