Prescottia

Ball, 1932

Species Guides

Prescottia is a of leafhoppers in the Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae, tribe Scaphoideini. The genus was established by Ball in 1932. within this genus are part of the diverse leafhopper fauna that inhabit various plant . Prescottia lobata has been documented as prey for the crabronid Clitemnestra bipunctata.

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Prescottia lobata (Cicadellidae) - (imago), Cattaraugus (NY), United States - 2 by

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Prescottia: //prɛˈskɔ.ti.a//

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Ecological Role

Prey for predatory ; Prescottia lobata has been recorded as a for Clitemnestra bipunctata, a crabronid wasp that provisions nests with paralyzed leafhoppers.

Misconceptions

The name Prescottia applies to three distinct taxonomic groups: this leafhopper (Cicadellidae), an orchid genus (Orchidaceae), and a synonym for the bacterial genus Nocardia. These are unrelated organisms sharing only a homonymous name.

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Taxonomic homonymy

Prescottia is a homonym used for unrelated biological groups. The leafhopper (Ball, 1932) is distinct from Prescottia Lindl., 1824 (Orchidaceae) and Prescottia (bacterium), a synonym of Nocardia. Care must be taken to specify the taxonomic group when using this name.