Melanoliarus
Melanoliarus is a genus of cixiid planthoppers in the family Cixiidae. There are at about 50 described species in "Melanoliarus", which are common and widespread in the Nearctic and Neotropics. The genus "Melanoliarus" was originally described as a subgenus of "Oliarus", which had worldwide distribution. It was determined in 2001 and 2002 that species of "Oliarus" in the new world belonged in "Melanoliarus", which was elevated to genus rank and included most of the new world species of "Oliarus". Species. These 50 species belong to the genus "Melanoliarus":