Pyrops

Pyrops
Pyrops candelaria
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha
Superfamily: Fulgoroidea
Family: Fulgoridae
Subfamily: Aphaeninae
Tribe: Pyropsini
Genus: Pyrops
Spinola, 1839
Type species
Pyrops candelaria
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Laternaria Linnaeus, 1764 (Suppressed)
  • Lanternaria Linnaeus, 1764 (Missp.)
  • Byrops Spinola, 1839 (Missp.)
  • Pyrophorus Spinola, 1839 (Missp.)
  • Pyropi Spinola, 1839 (Missp.)
  • Hotinus Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843
  • Hotina Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843 (Missp.)
  • Hotini Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843 (Missp.)

Pyrops is a genus of planthoppers that occur primarily in southeast Asia, containing about 70 species. They are fairly large insects, with much of the length due to an elongated, upcurving, snout-like projection of the head. The wings are generally brightly patterned in contrasting colors, and they are popular among collectors.