Darninae
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Stictopelta
Stictopelta is a genus of treehoppers in the family Membracidae, subfamily Darninae. Members of this genus are found in the Americas, with documented species in the southern United States, Mexico, and South America. The genus was established by Stål in 1869 and is characterized by distinctive pronotal modifications typical of membracid treehoppers. Species within this genus exhibit morphological variation that has led to taxonomic descriptions by multiple authors including Goding, Ball, and Fowler.
Stictopelta caerulea
Stictopelta caerulea is a treehopper species in the family Membracidae, subfamily Darninae, described by Ball in 1933. The genus Stictopelta is part of the tribe Darnini, a group of treehoppers primarily distributed in the New World tropics and subtropics. Like other members of its subfamily, this species possesses the characteristic enlarged pronotum that defines the family Membracidae. The specific epithet 'caerulea' (Latin for blue or azure) suggests a coloration feature, though this has not been independently verified.
Stictopelta nova
Stictopelta nova is a treehopper species in the family Membracidae, subfamily Darninae, first described by Goding in 1892. Like other members of the genus Stictopelta, it possesses the characteristic enlarged and often elaborately modified pronotum typical of treehoppers. The species has been documented from Mexico, with nine specimens identified from Oaxaca in a recent taxonomic study. Treehoppers in the subfamily Darninae are primarily Neotropical in distribution.