New Planthopper Insect Discovered in Southern Spain

Posted on August 8, 2014

Scientists have identified a new species of planthopper in southern Spain. The newly discovered insect is now the sixth member of the Conosimus genus. The planthopper was named Conosimus baenai after Spanish hemipterologist Manuel Baena.

A lateral view of the planthopper appearing to leap is pictured above and a dorsal view is pictured below. The insect was found in the city of Jaen on the southern part of the Iberian Peninsula. It was found in a mountainous area which is covered with thorny shrubs. The scientists say the insect appears to be associated with the shrubbery, a species named Echinospartum boissieri.

A research paper on Conosimus baenai can be found here in the Journal of Insect Science.

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