Date: March 31, 2016
Source: Entomological Society of America
Researchers have discovered a new
treehopper genus that is found in Texas and
northern Mexico
Insects known as treehoppers vary wildly
in form, sporting many different shapes and colors.
Recently, Dr. Brendan O. Morris and Dr.
Christopher H. Dietrich, of the University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
discovered a new treehopper genus (and its single species) that is found in Texas and northern Mexico
They named the new
genus Selenacentrus after the singer Selena Quintanilla, who was
known as the "Queen of Tejano Music." The new species is called
wallacei in honor of Matthew S. Wallace, a biology professor from East
Stroudsburg University
The scientists
discovered Selenacentrus wallacei after examining 45 specimens of
mislabeled treehoppers that were borrowed from collections at the Illinois
Natural History Survey, the United States National Museum of Natural History,
the American Museum of Natural History, Texas A&M University, and the
University of Missouri.
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