Achilidae
Family of true bugs
Achilidae is a family of planthoppers , sometimes called "achilids" in the order Hemiptera . There are at least 520 described species in Achilidae.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Subfamilies and Genera
Fulgoromorpha Lists on the Web (FLOW) [ 7] includes 3 subfamilies:
Achilinae
Cixidia opaca
Authority: Stål, 1866 - 2 tribes
Achilini Stål, 1866
Achilus Kirby, 1819 - type genus
Flatachilus Fennah, 1950
Olmiana Guglielmino, Bückle & Emeljanov, 2010
Ouwea Distant, 1907
Cixidiina Emeljanov, 1992
†Angustachilus Lefebvre, Bourgoin & Nel, 2007
Cixidia Fieber, 1866
Elidipterina Fennah, 1950
Booneta Distant, 1907
Catonidia Uhler, 1896
Elidiptera Spinola, 1839
Faventilla Metcalf, 1948
Messeis (planthopper) Stål, 1860
Metaphradmon Fennah, 1950
Paracatonidia – P. webbeda Long, Yang & Chen, 2015
Paraphradmon Fennah, 1950
Parelidiptera Fennah, 1950
Phradmonicus Emeljanov, 1991
Prinoessa Fennah, 1950
Uniptera Ball, 1933
Anabunda Emeljanov, 2005
Aneipo Kirkaldy, 1906
Bunduica (planthopper) Jacobi, 1909
Dipsiathus Emeljanov, 2005
Epiona (planthopper) Emeljanov, 2005
Mabira (planthopper) Fennah, 1950
Nelidia Stål, 1860
Parabunda Emeljanov, 2005
†Paratesum Emeljanov & Shcherbakov, 2009
†Protomenocria Emeljanov & Shcherbakov, 2009
†Psycheona Emeljanov & Shcherbakov, 2009
Rhinochloris Emeljanov, 2005
†Gedanochila Brysz & Szwedo, 2022
†Protepiptera Usinger, 1939
Achillini Emeljanov, 1991
Achilla (planthopper) Haglund, 1899
†Hooleya (planthopper) Cockerell, 1922
Maurisca Emeljanov, 2005
Apatesoninae
Authority: Metcalf, 1938 - 4 monotypic tribes
Apateson Fowler, 1900 : Apatesonini Metcalf, 1938
Ilva (planthopper) Stål, 1866 : Ilvini Emeljanov, 1991
Sevia Stål, 1866 : Seviini Emeljanov, 1991
Tropiphlepsia Muir, 1924 : Tropiphlepsiini Emeljanov, 1991
Myconinae
Agandecca annectans male
Synecdoche impunctata
Authority: Fennah, 1950 - 6 tribes
Amphignomini Emeljanov, 1991
Amphignoma Emeljanov, 1991
Mycarini Emeljanov, 1991
Acocarinus Emeljanov, 1991
Emeljanocarinus Bourgoin & Soulier-Perkins, 2006
Katbergella Fennah, 1950
Mycarinus Emeljanov, 1991
Mycarus Emeljanov, 1991
Myconini Fennah, 1950
Ganachilla – G. zhenyuanensis Wang & Huang, 1989
Haicixidia – H. jianfengensis Wang, 1989
Myconellus Fennah, 1950
Myconus (planthopper) Stål, 1860
Myrophenges Fennah, 1965
Plectoderini Fennah, 1950. Selected genera
Abas (planthopper) Fennah, 1950
Callichlamys (planthopper) Kirkaldy, 1907
Cernea (planthopper) Williams, 1977
Cnidus (planthopper) Stål, 1866
Cythna (planthopper) Kirkaldy, 1906
Deferunda Distant, 1912
Francesca (planthopper) Kirkaldy, 1906
Gordiacea (planthopper) Metcalf, 1948
Haitiana Dozier, 1936
Hamba (planthopper) Distant, 1907
Kosalya (planthopper) Distant, 1906
Kurandella Fennah, 1950
Magadha (planthopper) Distant, 1906
Mahuna Distant, 1907
Nyonga (planthopper) Synave, 1959
Opsiplanon Fennah, 1945
Plectoderes Spinola, 1839
Quadrana Caldwell, 1951
Rhinocolura (planthopper) Fennah, 1950
Spino (planthopper) Fennah, 1950
Synecdoche (planthopper) O'Brien, 1971
Taloka (planthopper) Distant, 1907
Usana (planthopper) Distant, 1906
Rhotalini Fennah, 1950
Errada Walker, 1868
Errotasa Emeljanov, 2005
Hebrotasa Melichar, 1915
Rhotala Walker, 1857
Taractellus Metcalf, 1948
Waghildini† Szwedo, 2006
Waghilde Szwedo, 2006
incertae sedis
†Acixiites Hamilton, 1990
Leptarciella Fennah, 1958
†Niryasaburnia Szwedo, 2004
Parasabecoides Synave, 1965
Peltatavertexalis – P. horizontalis Xu, Long & Chen, 2019
Ridesa Schumacher, 1915
Sabecoides Fennah, 1958
To be placed
GBIF[ 8] also includes the following genera that may have doubtful placement:
Chiotasa Melichar, 1915
Cionoderus Uhler, 1895
Messoides Metcalf, 1930
Nablusitypus Kaddumi, 2005
Neomenocria Fennah, 1950
Okatropis Matsumura, 1910
Planusfrons Chun Liang Chen, Chung Tu Yang & Wilson, 1989
Plectoderella Fennah, 1950
Pyren Fennah, 1950
Rhotella Metcalf, 1938
Spendon Jacobi, 1928
Tabiana Jacobi, 1928
Tudea Distant, 1907
Winawa Haupt, 1926
References
Further reading
Bantock, T.; Botting, J. (2013). "British Bugs, an online identification guide to UK Hemiptera" . Retrieved 2018-04-06 .
Bartlett, C.R. (2012). "Planthoppers of North America" . Retrieved 2018-04-06 .
Borror, Donald J.; Peterson, Roger Tory; White, Richard E. (1998). A Field Guide to Insects . Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 978-0395911709 .
Fennah, R.G. (1969). "Fulgoroidea (Homoptera) from New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands" . Pacific Insects Monographs . 21 (3): 259–260. doi :10.1093/besa/15.3.259b .
Fennah, R.G. (1956). "Fulgoroidea from southern China". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences . Fourth Series. 28 (13): 441–527.
Gillott, Cedric (1980). Entomology . Plenum Press. ISBN 0-306-40366-8 .
Kellogg, Vernon L. (1905). American insects . H. Holt.
Majka, C. (2009). "Thomas L. Casey and Rhode Island" . ZooKeys (22): 267–283. doi :10.3897/zookeys.22.93 .
Metcalf, Z.P. (1947). General Catalogue of the Hemiptera, Fascicle IV: Fulgoroidea, Part 9: Fulgoridae . Smith College.
Misof, B.; Liu, S.; Meusemann, K.; Peters, R.S.; et al. (2014). "Phylogenomics resolves the timing and pattern of insect evolution". Science . 346 (6210): 763–767. doi :10.1126/science.1257570 . PMID 25378627 . S2CID 36008925 .
Urban, Julie M.; Cryan, Jason R. (2007). "Evolution of the planthoppers (Insecta: Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . 42 (2): 556–572. doi :10.1016/j.ympev.2006.08.009 . ISSN 1055-7903 . PMID 17011797 .
Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1948). Insects of Hawaii: A Manual of the Insects of the Hawaiian Islands, including an Enumeration of the Species and Notes on their Origin, Distribution, Hosts, Parasites, etc . Vol. 4. University of Hawaii Press.
External links
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