Draeculacephala is a genus of leafhoppers. It is one of the most common and widespread genera of leafhoppers in the New World. There are at least 25 described species in Draeculacephala.
The adults of most Draeculacephala species are green in color, although a few are straw colored. They are generally 6 to 11 mm in length, with a triangular head that projects forward to a point.
Species
These 27 species belong to the genus Draeculacephala:
- Draeculacephala albipicta <small>Dietrich, 1994</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Draeculacephala angulifera <small>Walker, 1851</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g b</sup></span>
- Draeculacephala antica <small>Walker, 1851</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g b</sup></span>
- Draeculacephala balli <small>Van Duzee, 1915</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g b</sup></span>
- Draeculacephala bradleyi <small>Van Duzee, 1915</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g b</sup></span>
- Draeculacephala californica <small>Davidson & Frazier, 1949</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Draeculacephala clypeata <small>Osborn, 1926</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Draeculacephala constricta <small>Davidson et DeLong, 1943</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g b</sup></span>
- Draeculacephala crassicornis <small>Van Duzee, 1915</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g b</sup></span>
- Draeculacephala floridana <small>Ball, 1901</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g b</sup></span>
- Draeculacephala inscripta <small>Van Duzee, 1915</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g b</sup></span> (waterlettuce leafhopper)
- Draeculacephala manitobiana <small>Ball, 1901</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> b</sup></span>
- Draeculacephala minerva <small>Ball, 1927</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i c g b</sup></span> (grass sharpshooter)
- Draeculacephala mollipes <small>Say, 1840</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g b</sup></span> (watercress sharpshooter)
- Draeculacephala navicula <small>Hamilton, 1985</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g b</sup></span>
- Draeculacephala noveboracensis <small>Fitch, 1851</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g b</sup></span>
- Draeculacephala pagoda <small>Ball, 1927</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Draeculacephala paludosa <small>Ball et China, 1933</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g b</sup></span>
- Draeculacephala portola <small>Ball, 1927</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g b</sup></span>
- Draeculacephala prasina<span style="color:gray"><sup> b</sup></span>
- Draeculacephala producta <small>Walker, 1851</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g b</sup></span>
- Draeculacephala robinsoni <small>Hamilton, 1967</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g b</sup></span>
- Draeculacephala savannahae <small>Hamilton, 1985</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g b</sup></span>
- Draeculacephala septemguttata <small>Walker, 1851</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g b</sup></span>
- Draeculacephala soluta <small>Gibson, 1919</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Draeculacephala tucumanensis <small>Dietrich, 1994</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
- Draeculacephala youngi <small>Dietrich, 1994</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
<small>Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net</small>
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