Athysanus argentarius Metcalf, 1955

Lock, Koen, 2011, Fifty leafhoppers new to Belgium (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), Belgian Journal of Entomology 88, pp. 1-28 : 1-28

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13270968
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CBCF40-237D-FF98-FF6E-FF09FCDB2D0F
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Athysanus argentarius Metcalf, 1955
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Athysanus argentarius Metcalf, 1955 View in CoL

A large and distinctive straw-coloured species with a dark transversal line on the vertex continuing across the eyes and a narrow longitudinal line along the scutellum and the posterior half of the pronotum ( Fig. 7). Common on tall grasses. VI-IX. The species was marked as expected by COUBEAUX (1892a).

MATERIAL EXAMINED: Trooz, La Rochette ( 50.586, 5.667), 22.VII.2017; Averbode, Vierkensbroek ( 51.015, 4.981), 26.VIII.2017; Heist, Baai van Heist ( 51.341, 3.231), 12.IX.2017; Lommel, Balimheide ( 51.200, 5.268), 16. VI.2018; Andenne, Sclaigneaux ( 50.501, 5.052), 14.VII.2018; Mouscron, Fontaine Bleue ( 50.752, 3.213), 28.VII.2018; Lommel, Balimheide ( 51.199, 5.265), 12.VIII.2018.