Phrictus is a genus of bugs in the subfamily Fulgorinae and tribe Fulgorini, erected by Maximilian Spinola in 1839.Spinola M (1839) Essai sur les Fulgorelles, sous-tribu de la tribu des Cicadaires, ordre des Rhyngotes. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. Paris 8: 133-337 . They are sometimes called "dragon-headed bugs" and species have been recorded from central and South America.
Species Fulgoromorpha Lists On the WebFulgoromorpha Lists On the Web (FLOW): genus Phrictus Spinola, 1839 (retrieved 30 August 2023) includes: Phrictus auromaculatus Distant, 1905 Phrictus buechei Bourgoin & Arnaud, 2004 Phrictus delicatus O'Brien, 1991 Phrictus diadema (Linné, 1767) - type species Phrictus diligens O'Brien, 1991 Phrictus hoffmannsi Schmidt, 1905 Phrictus minutacanthis Caldwell, 1945 Phrictus moebiusi Schmidt, 1905 Phrictus notatus Lallemand, 1931 Phrictus ocellatus Signoret, 1855 Phrictus punctatus Caldwell, 1945 Phrictus quinquepartitus Distant, 1883 Phrictus regalis Caldwell, 1945 Phrictus sordidus Caldwell, 1945 Phrictus tripartitus Metcalf, 1938 Phrictus xanthopterus Schmidt, 1910
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