Meenoplidae (Fulgoromorpha) of continental Africa: an overview

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Meenoplidae is a small and scarcely encountered family of old world planthoppers. Over one hundred species have been described worldwide, with at least 50 described species in 5 genera from continental Africa. Adult Meenoplids are small insects which generally hold their wings vertically over their bodies and with one or both of the claval veins heavily granulated.

Anigrus (photo by Felix Riegel CC-BY-NC).

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Photo credits

Felix Riegel
https://www.inaturalist.org/people/felix_riegel

Johan Heyns
https://www.inaturalist.org/people/johanheyns

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