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Zanna intricata

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Zanna intricata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha
Family: Fulgoridae
Genus: Zanna
Species:
Z. intricata
Binomial name
Zanna intricata
Walker, 1858
Synonyms

Pyrops basilacteus Schmidt, 1906

Zanna intricata is an African species of lantern bug in the family Fulgoridae.[1]

Identification

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Zanna intricata can be distinguished from all other African Fulgoridae by the head strongly inflated at the tip and the prominent veins. It is usually somewhat dark brownish orange.

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