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Guides

• Hypochilus xomote

  lampshade spider

  Hypochilus xomote is a species of lampshade spider described in 2022 from the southern Sierra Nevada of California. It represents the southernmost known population of the genus Hypochilus in this mountain range and is considered a short-range endemic with an extremely restricted distribution. The specific epithet derives from the Yowlumni word for "south," reflecting its geographic position.

  short-range-endemicmicroendemicmontanerock-specialist2022-description

• Macrosteles claridgei

  Macrosteles claridgei is a species of leafhopper in the family Cicadellidae, described by Kwon & Kwon in 2022. It belongs to the genus Macrosteles, a group of small leafhoppers distributed across multiple continents. The species is currently known from Alaska based on distribution records. As a recently described species, detailed biological information remains limited.

  leafhopperCicadellidaeDeltocephalinaeMacrostelesAlaskaHemipterarecently-described-species2022-descriptionKwon-&-Kwon