Nenema convergens is a of planthopper in the Caliscelidae, first described by Bunn in 1930. It belongs to the order Hemiptera, suborder Auchenorrhyncha, within the infraorder Fulgoromorpha. The species is recorded from the southwestern United States, specifically Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. Little is known about its , , or associations.
Distribution
Recorded from Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico in the southwestern United States.
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Taxonomic Note
The name 'convergens' in the epithet refers to the convergent appearance or , though specific details of this characteristic are not documented in available sources. The Nenema contains relatively obscure planthopper species with limited published research.
Data Limitations
This has zero observations recorded on iNaturalist as of the data retrieval date, indicating it is rarely encountered or poorly documented by citizen scientists. The original description by Bunn (1930) and subsequent taxonomic placements in Catalogue of Life and GBIF constitute the primary available information.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- Catalogue of Life
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