Achilidae Explained
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)[1] includes 3 subfamilies:
Achilinae
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
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[2] 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
Further reading
- Web site: 2018-04-06. Bantock . T.. Botting . J.. 2013. British Bugs, an online identification guide to UK Hemiptera.
- Web site: 2018-04-06. Bartlett . C.R.. 2012. Planthoppers of North America.
- Book: Borror. Donald J.. Peterson. Roger Tory. White. Richard E.. 1998. A Field Guide to Insects. Houghton Mifflin. 978-0395911709. registration.
- Fennah . R.G.. 1969. Fulgoroidea (Homoptera) from New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands. Pacific Insects Monographs. 21. 3. 259–260. 10.1093/besa/15.3.259b. free.
- Fennah . R.G.. 1956. Fulgoroidea from southern China. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences . Fourth Series. 28. 13. 441–527.
- Book: Gillott. Cedric. 1980. Entomology. Plenum Press. 0-306-40366-8. registration.
- Book: Kellogg . Vernon L.. 1905. American insects. H. Holt.
- Majka . C.. 2009. Thomas L. Casey and Rhode Island. ZooKeys. 22. 10.3897/zookeys.22.93. free . 267–283.
- Book: Metcalf . Z.P.. 1947. General Catalogue of the Hemiptera, Fascicle IV: Fulgoroidea, Part 9: Fulgoridae. Smith College.
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- Urban . Julie M.. Cryan . Jason R.. 2007. Evolution of the planthoppers (Insecta: Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 42. 2. 556–572. 1055-7903. 10.1016/j.ympev.2006.08.009 . 17011797.
- Book: 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.. University of Hawaii Press. 4.
Notes and References
- https://flow.hemiptera-databases.org/flow/?page=explorer&db=flow&lang=en&card=taxon&rank=family&loading=1&id=5086 FLOW
- https://www.gbif.org/species/3312 GBIF