Achilidae

Achilidae
Temporal range: Aptian–Recent
Achilus flammeus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha
Superfamily: Fulgoroidea
Family: Achilidae
Stål, 1866

Achilidae is a family of planthoppers, sometimes called "achilids", in the order Hemiptera. There are at least 520 described species in Achilidae.

Subfamilies and genera

Fulgoromorpha Lists on the Web (FLOW) includes 3 subfamilies:

Achilinae

Cixidia opaca

Authority: Stål, 1866 - 2 tribes

Achilini Stål, 1866
  1. Achilus Kirby, 1819 - type genus
  2. Flatachilus Fennah, 1950
  3. Olmiana Guglielmino, Bückle & Emeljanov, 2010
  4. Ouwea Distant, 1907
  1. †Angustachilus Lefebvre, Bourgoin & Nel, 2007
  2. Cixidia Fieber, 1866
  1. Booneta Distant, 1907
  2. Catonidia Uhler, 1896
  3. Elidiptera Spinola, 1839
  4. Faventilla Metcalf, 1948
  5. Messeis Stål, 1860
  6. Metaphradmon Fennah, 1950
  7. Paracatonidia – P. webbeda Long, Yang & Chen, 2015
  8. Paraphradmon Fennah, 1950
  9. Parelidiptera Fennah, 1950
  10. Phradmonicus Emeljanov, 1991
  11. Prinoessa Fennah, 1950
  12. Uniptera Ball, 1933
  1. Anabunda Emeljanov, 2005
  2. Aneipo Kirkaldy, 1906
  3. Bunduica Jacobi, 1909
  4. Dipsiathus Emeljanov, 2005
  5. Epiona Emeljanov, 2005
  6. Mabira Fennah, 1950
  7. Nelidia Stål, 1860
  8. Parabunda Emeljanov, 2005
  9. †Paratesum Emeljanov & Shcherbakov, 2009
  10. †Protomenocria Emeljanov & Shcherbakov, 2009
  11. †Psycheona Emeljanov & Shcherbakov, 2009
  12. Rhinochloris Emeljanov, 2005
  13. †Gedanochila Brysz & Szwedo, 2022
  14. †Protepiptera Usinger, 1939
Achillini Emeljanov, 1991
  1. Achilla Haglund, 1899
  2. †Hooleya Cockerell, 1922
  3. Maurisca Emeljanov, 2005

Apatesoninae

Authority: Metcalf, 1938 - 4 monotypic tribes

  1. Apateson Fowler, 1900: Apatesonini Metcalf, 1938
  2. Ilva Stål, 1866: Ilvini Emeljanov, 1991
  3. Sevia Stål, 1866: Seviini Emeljanov, 1991
  4. Tropiphlepsia Muir, 1924: Tropiphlepsiini Emeljanov, 1991

Myconinae

Agandecca annectans male
Synecdoche impunctata

Authority: Fennah, 1950 - 6 tribes

Amphignomini Emeljanov, 1991
  1. Amphignoma Emeljanov, 1991
Mycarini Emeljanov, 1991
  1. Acocarinus Emeljanov, 1991
  2. Emeljanocarinus Bourgoin & Soulier-Perkins, 2006
  3. Katbergella Fennah, 1950
  4. Mycarinus Emeljanov, 1991
  5. Mycarus Emeljanov, 1991
Myconini Fennah, 1950
  1. Ganachilla – G. zhenyuanensis Wang & Huang, 1989
  2. Haicixidia – H. jianfengensis Wang, 1989
  3. Myconellus Fennah, 1950
  4. Myconus Stål, 1860
  5. Myrophenges Fennah, 1965
Plectoderini Fennah, 1950. Selected genera
Rhotalini Fennah, 1950
  1. Errada Walker, 1868
  2. Errotasa Emeljanov, 2005
  3. Hebrotasa Melichar, 1915
  4. Rhotala Walker, 1857
  5. Taractellus Metcalf, 1948
Waghildini† Szwedo, 2006
  1. Waghilde Szwedo, 2006

incertae sedis

  1. †Acixiites Hamilton, 1990
  2. Leptarciella Fennah, 1958
  3. †Niryasaburnia Szwedo, 2004
  4. Parasabecoides Synave, 1965
  5. Peltatavertexalis – P. horizontalis Xu, Long & Chen, 2019
  6. Ridesa Schumacher, 1915
  7. Sabecoides Fennah, 1958

To be placed

GBIF also includes the following genera that may have doubtful placement:

  1. Chiotasa Melichar, 1915
  2. Cionoderus Uhler, 1895
  3. Messoides Metcalf, 1930
  4. Nablusitypus Kaddumi, 2005
  5. Neomenocria Fennah, 1950
  6. Okatropis Matsumura, 1910
  7. Planusfrons Chun Liang Chen, Chung Tu Yang & Wilson, 1989
  8. Plectoderella Fennah, 1950
  9. Pyren Fennah, 1950
  10. Rhotella Metcalf, 1938
  11. Spendon Jacobi, 1928
  12. Tabiana Jacobi, 1928
  13. Tudea Distant, 1907
  14. Winawa Haupt, 1926

References

  1. ↑ Stål C (1866) Hemiptera Homoptera Latr.. Hemiptera Africana, vol. 4. 1-276.
  2. ↑ "Achilidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  3. ↑ "Browse Achilidae". Catalogue of Life. Archived from the original on 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  4. ↑ "Achilidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  5. ↑ "Achilidae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  6. ↑ "Achilidae Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  7. ↑ FLOW: Achilidae Stål, 1866
  8. ↑ GBIF: Achilidae (retrieved 22 January 2023)

Further reading