Megamelus davisi

Van Duzee, 1897

waterlily planthopper

Megamelus davisi is a delphacid planthopper in the Delphacidae, commonly known as the waterlily . It occurs in North America and Oceania, with documented distribution records from multiple U.S. states including California, Florida, Georgia, and others. The species has been the subject of research, with formal descriptions of its stages published in the scientific literature.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Megamelus davisi: /ˌmɛɡəˈmiːləs ˈdeɪvɪsi/

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Distribution

North America and Oceania. Documented distribution records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility include California, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, and Georgia.

Life Cycle

stages have been formally described in scientific literature, indicating the undergoes typical of Hemiptera.

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Taxonomic history

First described by Van Duzee in 1897. The has been the subject of studies, with a 1981 paper in Annals of the Entomological Society of America providing descriptions of stages.