Saiva nodata | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
Infraorder: | Fulgoromorpha |
Family: | Fulgoridae |
Genus: | Saiva |
Species: | S. nodata
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Binomial name | |
Saiva nodata
Distant, 1906
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Saiva nodata is a species of lanternfly. [1] [2] It is endemic to Karnataka in the Western ghats.
It can be distinguished from other saiva species by the thickness of the head's projection (which is also known as a cephalic process). The overall colour can further aid in identification. [3]