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Saiva
Genus of planthoppers / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the religious concept, see Shaivism.
Saiva is a genus of Asian planthoppers, family Fulgoridae. They are colourful insects, marked boldly in red, blue, white and black, with a prominent slender stalk like structure arising on the head that points upwards or forward.[1] The known distribution is from India, through Indo-China to Borneo.[2]
Quick Facts Saiva, Scientific classification ...
Saiva | |
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Saiva nodata | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
Infraorder: | Fulgoromorpha |
Family: | Fulgoridae |
Tribe: | Pyropsini |
Genus: | Saiva Distant, 1906 |
Type species | |
Saiva gemmata (Westwood, 1848) |
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