Members of the deltocephaline leafhopper genus Giprus Oman live on grasses, primarily in the desert scrub, chapparal, and marine sand dune communities of western North America. Six species are redescribed and ten new species are described. Recharacterization of the genus results in the exclusion of Laevicephalus ineongruus Oman. Differentiation of Giprus species is primarily based on the male genital structures; characterization of species is through illustration, verbal description, and a diagnostic key. The fifth instar nymph is characterized. Significant infraspecif ic variation occurs in the size and shape of the accessory aedeagal processes of G. siskiyou (Oman) .
Members of the deltocephaline leafhopper genus Giprus Oman live on grasses, primarily in the desert scrub, chapparal, and marine sand dune communities of western North America. Six species are redescribed and ten new species are described. Recharacterization of the genus results in the exclusi...
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