Descriptions of the 8 species of the leafhopper genus Lycioides
Herein I reproduce the original descriptions of the 8 species of the leafhopper genus Lycioides Oman, 1949. I make little attempt to interpret these descriptions, but I present them as-is to perhaps facilitate future identification of this group. At present iNaturalist has identified images of just one of these 8 species while several others remain unidentified.
As far as I can tell this genus has not undergone much study and very few literature references appear to be available other than the original descriptions. All species included in the genus were described prior to Oman's description of the genus in 1949, and as such all species were originally attributed to different genera, most notably Phlepsius.
The genus appears to be restricted to the southwestern USA and Mexico. 4 species are known from the Mojave Desert (L. loculatus, L. mohavensis, L. nevadus & L. stellaris) and 3 are known from the Sonoran Desert (L. condalianus, L. lycioides, & L. ursinus). One additional species (L. amoenus) is recorded from Baja California and southern California. The extent of the distributions of all species is unknown at least to me.
Species Descriptions
Lycioides amoenus Van Duzee, 1923
Known distribution: USA: California (San Diego); MEXICO: Baja California Sur
Lycioides condalianus Ball, 1931
Known distribution: USA: Arizona (Tucson)
Lycioides loculatus Ball, 1916
Known distribution: USA: California (Mojave), Utah (St. George)
Lycioides lycioides Ball, 1931
Known distribution: USA: Arizona (Tucson)
Lycioides mohavensis Ball, 1931
Known distribution: USA: "Mojave Desert"
Lycioides nevadus Ball, 1931
Known distribution: USA: Nevada (Mesquite)
Lycioides stellaris Ball, 1916
Known distribution: USA: Utah (St. George)
Lycioides ursinus Ball, 1931
Known distribution: USA: Arizona (Tucson, Santa Catalina Mountains)