parent_taxon fulgora
___MASK98___ is a genus of planthopper that occurs primarily in southeast Asia , containing about 60 species . The genus name of " Laternaria " has been used by some authors , but this name was published in a work that was suppressed in 1955 by an official declaration of the ICZN ( Opinion 322 ). The type species is " ___MASK98___ ___MASK10___ ". They are fairly large ___MASK23___ , with much of the length due to an elongated , upcurving , snout - like projection of the head . The wings are generally brightly patterned in contrasting colors , and they are popular among collectors . This article refers to the insect genus ; for the Roman mythological figure , see ___MASK24___ ( mythology ) The fulgorid genus ___MASK24___ contains several large Central and South American planthoppers known by a large variety of common names including lantern fly , peanut bug , peanut - headed lanternfly , alligator bug , machaca , and jequitiranaboia ( the latter terms used in the Amazon region and elsewhere in Brazil ) . The nine species are mostly similar in appearance , with differences in the shape of the head ( often quite subtle ) , and patterns of wing coloration . The most well - known and widespread of these species is ___MASK24___ laternaria . They can measure as long as 3 inches . There is some confusion regarding the validity of some of the currently recognised species . The type species of ___MASK24___ is Cicada laternaria Linnaeus , 1758 , designated under the Plenary Powers by ICZN ( 1954 : 185 ) . Old World species assigned to this genus belong instead to the genus Pyrops . Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in both South America and Latin America . As the world ' s fifth - largest country by both ___MASK30___ and population , it is the largest country to have Portuguese as an official language and the only one in the Americas . Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east , Brazil has a coastline of . It borders all other South American countries except Ecuador and Chile and covers 47 . 3 % of the continent ' s land ___MASK30___ . Its Amazon River basin includes a vast tropical forest , home to diverse wildlife , a variety of ecological systems , and extensive natural resources spanning numerous protected habitats . This unique environmental heritage makes Brazil one of 17 megadiverse countries , and is the subject of significant global interest and debate regarding deforestation and environmental protection . ___MASK98___ ___MASK10___ (" Laternaria ___MASK10___ " and " ___MASK24___ ___MASK10___ " in older literature ) is a species of planthopper that lives in Vietnam , Hong Kong , Laos , Thailand and other parts of southeast Asia . It is the type of the genus " ___MASK98___ " erected by Spinola in 1839 . Members of this genus are sometimes called lanternflies ( although lanternflies do not emit light ). Like all ___MASK85___ , " P . ___MASK10___ " feeds on plant sap : including longan and lychee trees ( Sapindaceae ), among others . Its long , slender proboscis is used to pierce tree bark to reach the phloem . Chile , officially the Republic of Chile , is a South American country occupying a long , narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west . It borders Peru to the north , Bolivia to the northeast , ___MASK21___ to the east , and the Drake Passage in the far south . Chilean territory includes the Pacific islands of Juan Fernández , Salas y Gómez , Desventuradas , and Easter Island in Oceania . Chile also claims about of Antarctica , although all claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty . A planthopper is any insect in the infraorder ___MASK70___ , exceeding 12 , 500 described species worldwide . The name comes from their remarkable resemblance to leaves and other plants of their environment and from the fact that they often " hop " for quick transportation in a similar way to that of grasshoppers . However , planthoppers generally walk very slowly so as not to attract attention . Distributed worldwide , all members of this group are plant - feeders , though surprisingly few are considered pests . The infraorder contains only a single superfamily , Fulgoroidea . Fulgoroids are most reliably distinguished from the other ___MASK25___ by two features ; the bifurcate (" Y "- shaped ) anal vein in the forewing , and the thickened , three - segmented antennae , with a generally round or egg - shaped second segment ( pedicel ) that bears a fine filamentous arista . The fulgorid insect ___MASK24___ laternaria ( often misspelled " lanternaria "), is a planthopper known by a large variety of common names including lantern fly , peanut bug , peanut - headed lanternfly , alligator bug , machaca , chicharra - machacuy , cocoposa ( in Spanish ) and jequitiranaboia ( in the Amazon region and elsewhere in Brazil ).