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Locris rubra

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Locris rubra is a species in the family Cercopidae, order Hemiptera. Source checklists list it for 12 countries, including Benin, Cameroon and Central African Republic.

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Quick facts about Locris rubra

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
12 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does Locris rubra live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

Locris rubra is listed for 12 countries.

TanzaniaDem. Rep. CongoSudanSenegalMaliBeninNigeriaCameroonGuineaCentral African Rep.GambiaEthiopia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Benin
  2. Cameroon
  3. Central African Republic
  4. Congo - Kinshasa
  5. Ethiopia
  6. Gambia
  7. Guinea
  8. Mali
  9. Nigeria
  10. Senegal
  11. Sudan
  12. Tanzania

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Locris rubra endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Locris rubra classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyCercopidae
  6. genusLocris
  7. SpeciesLocris rubra (Fabricius, 1794)

Synonyms Cercopis combinans, Cercopis rubens, Cercopis rubra, Cicada rubra, Locris amauroptera, Locris rubem, Locris rubra rubens, Locris rubra rubra, Locris rubra var. b, Monecphora flammigera, Monecphora mutata, Monecphora rubra

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Locris rubra

Other species in the same genus Locris.

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Common questions

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Where does Locris rubra live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Locris rubra for 12 countries, including Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo - Kinshasa and Ethiopia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Locris rubra?

Locris rubra (Locris rubra) belongs to the family Cercopidae in the order Hemiptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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BibTeX
@misc{locris_rubra_2026,
  title = {Locris rubra (Locris rubra)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/locris-rubra},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}