Taxonomic-revision-2011
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Aethodelphax caninus
Aethodelphax caninus is a planthopper species in the family Delphacidae, originally described as Delphacodes caninus by Beamer in 1947 and transferred to the new genus Aethodelphax in 2011. It is distinguished from its seven congeneric species by its restricted distribution in the southwestern United States. The species is associated with native grassland habitats.
Aethodelphax sagittatus
Aethodelphax sagittatus is a species of planthopper in the family Delphacidae, originally described as Delphacodes sagittatus by Beamer in 1947 and later transferred to the new genus Aethodelphax in 2011. This small insect belongs to a group of delphacid planthoppers associated with native grasslands in the midwestern and southeastern United States. The species name 'sagittatus' refers to an arrow-like shape, likely describing a morphological feature of the species. Like other members of its genus, it inhabits prairie and grassland ecosystems.
Lasioglossum versans
Friendless Sweat Bee
Lasioglossum versans is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae, subgenus Dialictus. It was described by Lovell in 1905 and is one of 84 metallic Dialictus species treated in the Canadian taxonomic revision. The species is known from North America with records from Vermont. Like other members of the large genus Lasioglossum, it is a ground-nesting bee with likely solitary or semi-social nesting biology.