Green Rounded Planthopper from Central Java

Description:

This odd little planthopper is known from Sumatra (see links below) and Java (west&central). Phylum : Arthropoda (Arthropods, Gliedertiere)Subphylum: HexapodaClass : Insecta (Insects, Insekten)Subclass: PterygotaOrder : Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies, Schnabelkerfe)Suborder : Auchenorrhyncha (Free-living Hemipterans)Infraorder: FulgoromorphaSuperfamily : Fulgoroidea (Planthopper)Family : Issidae (Issid Planthopper) SPINOLA, 1839Subfamily : Hemisphaeriinae MELICHAR, 1906Genus : Hemisphaerius SCHAUM, 1850 (Green Rounded Planthopper)[det. Bernhard Jacobi, 2012, based on photos]Indonesia, Central Java, vic. Magelang, 01.04.2011 IMG_0520