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1. Cyclopterum hispaniolum Gnezdilov & O'Brien, 2014 taxonomy
Cyclopterum hispaniolum Gnezdilov & O'Brien, 2014 is currently considered as a valid taxon of species rank in the family Flatidae Spinola, 1839 of the Fulgoromorpha. This species was first described by Gnezdilov V. M. and O'Brien L. B. in 2014 in the following paper: A new subbrachypterous genus of the family Flatidae (Homoptera, Auchenorrhyncha: Fulgoroidea) from the Dominican Republic. Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie, XCIII(1) : 145-150.
It is currently classified in order Hemiptera Linné, 1758, suborder Fulgoromorpha Evans, 1946, superfamily Fulgoroidea Latreille, 1807, family Flatidae Spinola, 1839, genus Cyclopterum Gnezdilov & O'Brien, 2014, and it represents the type species for its genus.
Cyclopterum hispaniolum is an extant taxon.
2. Cyclopterum hispaniolum Gnezdilov & O'Brien, 2014 geographical distribution and bioregions
According to the geographical TDWG standard (2001), Cyclopterum hispaniolum Gnezdilov & O'Brien, 2014 are known from the Neotropical biogeographical region as defined by Wallace (1876). More precisely, they are distributed in the Panamanian zoogeographic region as defined by Holt (2013). Figures 1 and 2 display dynamic graphs showcasing the longitudinal and latitudinal profiles of Cyclopterum hispaniolum Gnezdilov & O'Brien, 2014 arround the across the globe according to their species richness. A scroll on the histogram bars displays the species richness of the corresponding regions.
3. Cyclopterum hispaniolum Gnezdilov & O'Brien, 2014 biological interactions
As all planthoppers, Cyclopterum hispaniolum Gnezdilov & O'Brien, 2014 are obligatory phytophagous terrestrial insects.
References:
- Bourgoin Th. 2025 - FLOW (Fulgoromorpha Lists on The Web): a world knowledge base dedicated to Fulgoromorpha. Version 8, updated 9-July-2025. http://flow.hemiptera-databases.org/flow/
- Brummitt R. K. 2001 - World geographical scheme for recording plant distributions. Edition 2. TDWG 136pp. updated 08-May-2007. http://www.tdwg.org/standards/109/
- Gnezdilov V. M. & O'Brien L. B. 2014 - A new subbrachypterous genus of the family Flatidae (Homoptera, Auchenorrhyncha: Fulgoroidea) from the Dominican Republic. Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie, XCIII(1) : 145-150
- Holt B. G. et al. 2013 - An Update of Wallace's Zoogeographic Regions of the World. Science, 339: 74-78.
- Linné C. 1758 - Systema Naturae. Editio Decima, reformata. 1: 824 pp.
- Wallace A. R. 1876 - The Geographical Distribution of Animals. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
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