Agallia

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Agallia
Agallia constricta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadellidae
Genus: Agallia

Agallia is a genus of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae. There are about eight described species in Agallia.[1][2][3] During courtship displays and mating, both males and females of the species A. constricta alternate in making ticking sounds.[4]

Agallia quadripunctata

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References

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  1. ^ "Agallia Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  2. ^ "Agallia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  3. ^ "Agallia Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  4. ^ Shaw, Kenneth (1976). "Sounds and Associated Behavior of Agallia constricta and Agalliopsis novella (Homoptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae)". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 49 (1): 1–17. Retrieved 2021-06-05.

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