Language: Bilingual in English and Spanish
The first part of this field guide consists of an extensive introduction to the family Membracidae including morphology, behavior, mutualistic relationships with other organisms, and host plants. Also included are illustrated keys to the genera utilizing the form of the pronotum and illustrated taxonomic keys to the subfamilies and tribes.
In the second part, 81 genera that occur in tropical America are described and illustrated with color photographs and distribution maps.