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Melanoliarus arizonensis
Melanoliarus arizonensis is a species of planthopper in the family Cixiidae, first described by Mead and Kramer in 1982. As a member of the order Hemiptera, it possesses piercing-sucking mouthparts typical of true bugs. The genus Melanoliarus belongs to the planthopper infraorder Fulgoromorpha, a group of sap-feeding insects often associated with woody plants. The specific epithet "arizonensis" indicates the species was described from or is associated with Arizona. Like other cixiids, it likely has brachypterous (short-winged) or macropterous (long-winged) forms, though specific morphological details for this species remain poorly documented in available sources.