Oak Treehopper, Platycotis vittata (Fabricius) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Membracidae) by Frank W. Mead

“… The oak treehopper is fairly common on deciduous and evergreen oaks, Quercus spp., where it is sometimes sufficiently abundant to cause concern to owners of valuable shade trees. …”
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Oak Treehopper, Platycotis vittata (Fabricius) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Membracidae) by Frank W. Mead

“… The oak treehopper is fairly common on deciduous and evergreen oaks, Quercus spp., where it is sometimes sufficiently abundant to cause concern to owners of valuable shade trees. …”
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Effects of the Trophobiont Herbivore Calloconophora pugionata (Hemiptera) on Ant Fauna Associated with Myrcia obovata (Myrtaceae) in a Montane Tropical Forest by Roberth Fagundes, Kleber Del-Claro, Sérvio Pontes Ribeiro

“…Our experiment consisted in a gradual exclusion of hemipteran colonies out of the host plant crown and further record of the ant assemblage response (species richness, composition, and occurrence) to the presence and density of treehopper colonies. The hypothesis was that an increase in the number of trophobiont herbivores results in an increase in tending ant occurrence but a reduction in ant species diversity. …”
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Tree-Dwelling Ants: Contrasting Two Brazilian Cerrado Plant Species without Extrafloral Nectaries by Jonas Maravalhas, Jacques H. C. Delabie, Rafael G. Macedo, Helena C. Morais

“…Resources were explored mainly by Camponotus crassus and consisted of scale insects, aphids, and floral nectaries on R. montana and two treehopper species on S. lycocarpum. Ants have a high diversity on cerrado plants, exploring liquid and prey-based resources that vary in time and space and affect their presence on plants.…”
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