Insects of South America

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thumb|Graphocephala atropunctata|G. atropunctata thumb|Graphocephala coccinea|G. coccinea thumb|Graphocephala fennahi|G. fennahi thumb|Graphocephala versuta|G. versuta Graphocephala is a large genus of leafhoppers, found from southern Canada to northern South America.

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Pegoscapus is a genus of fig wasp native to the Americas. They range from Florida and Mexico in the north to Argentina in the south. Fig wasps have an obligate mutualism with the fig species they pollinate. Pegoscapus pollinates species in section Americana of the subgenus Urostigma.

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Stephanocircidae is a family of fleas native to South America and Australia, where they are found on rodents.

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Lucihormetica is a South American genus of giant cockroaches from the family Blaberidae, collectively referred to as glowspot cockroaches. It had been anecdotally reported that the thoracic spots of males are bioluminescent, but detailed research has conclusively demonstrated otherwise, although autofluorescence has been documented, such that the spots will glow when exposed to ultraviolet light. The genus includes both relatively common and rare species: For example, L. verrucosa is sometimes kept in captivity, while eight of the remaining species (as well as an additional undescribed species

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thumb|High-speed video recording of Supersonus aequoreus during sound production. thumb|right|upright|Supersonus piercei female in Colombia thumb|right|upright|Supersonus sp. male in Ecuador Supersonus is a genus of katydids in the order Orthoptera first described in 2014. The genus contains three species which are endemic to the rainforests of South America. Its name is an allusion to the fact that the males, in order to attract the females, produce a very high frequency noise which can reach 150 kHz (using only the right wing). This has been considered the highest frequency ultrasonic n

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Evandromyia is a genus of sand fly first circumscribed in 1941. It is subdivided into three subgenera, which are further subdivided into series.

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Araucnephia is a genus of South American black flies from Chile and Argentina. There are only 2 known species.

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Amblyophallus is a genus of treehoppers belonging to the subfamily Smiliinae. It contains 5 species.

Hectopsylla is a genus of fleas in the family Hectopsyllidae that parasitize non-volant mammals, birds, and bats. The genus comprises thirteen species, six of which were described in whole or part by Karl Jordan between 1906–1942. Two of the species in Hectopsylla, H. psittaci and H. pulex, go under common names, with H. psittaci identified as the sticktight flea and H. pulex identified as the chiggerflea. Hastritter and Méndez (2000) consider the genus Rhynchopsyllus a junior synonym of the genus.

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Ectinorus is a genus of fleas in the family Rhopalopsyllidae (marsupial fleas), erected by Karl Jordan in 1942. It is endemic to South America, specifically the Andes and surrounding regions, especially Chile. The genus includes species that are parasitic to rodents and are a vector for the bubonic plague. At least one species within Ectinorus is viable at altitudes above .

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Thuris is a genus of treehoppers belonging to the family Membracidae. It is found in South America.

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Cnesia is a genus of 4 species of black flies. They are distributed in Argentina and Chile.

Coelioxoides is a genus of apid bees. They are found in North and South America.

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