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Oliarus pictura Lallemand, 1929

(according to FLOW data updated on July 2 2025)
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1. Oliarus pictura Lallemand, 1929 taxonomy

Oliarus pictura Lallemand, 1929 is currently considered as a valid taxon of species rank in the family Cixiidae Spinola, 1839 of the Fulgoromorpha. This species was first described by Lallemand V. in 1929 in the following paper: Description de quelques nouveaux Fulgorides Africains. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. London. (Ser. 10), 3: 185-187.

It is currently classified in order Hemiptera Linné, 1758, suborder Fulgoromorpha Evans, 1946, superfamily Delphacoidea Leach, 1815, family Cixiidae Spinola, 1839, subfamily Cixiinae Spinola, 1839, tribe Pentastirini Emeljanov, 1971, subtribe Pentastirina Emeljanov, 1971, genus Oliarus Stål, 1862.

Oliarus pictura is an extant taxon.

2. Oliarus pictura Lallemand, 1929 geographical distribution and bioregions

According to the geographical TDWG standard (2001), Oliarus pictura Lallemand, 1929 are known from the Afrotropical and Australasia biogeographical regions as defined by Wallace (1876). More precisely, they are distributed in the Australian zoogeographic region as defined by Holt (2013). Figures 1 and 2 display dynamic graphs showcasing the longitudinal and latitudinal profiles of Oliarus pictura Lallemand, 1929 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. Oliarus pictura Lallemand, 1929 biological interactions

As all planthoppers, Oliarus pictura Lallemand, 1929 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 2-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/
  • Holt B. G. et al. 2013 - An Update of Wallace's Zoogeographic Regions of the World. Science, 339: 74-78.
  • Lallemand V. 1929 - Description de quelques nouveaux Fulgorides Africains. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. London. (Ser. 10), 3: 185-187
  • Linné C. 1758 - Systema Naturae. Editio Decima, reformata. 1: 824 pp.
  • Wallace A. R. 1876 - The Geographical Distribution of Animals. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.