| Achilidae Temporal range: Aptian–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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| Achilus flammeus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| 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
Authority: Stål, 1866 - 2 tribes
- Achilini Stål, 1866
- Achilina 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
- Achilini incertae sedis
- 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 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
- Stål C (1866) Hemiptera Homoptera Latr.. Hemiptera Africana, vol. 4. 1-276.
- "Achilidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- "Browse Achilidae". Catalogue of Life. Archived from the original on 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- "Achilidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- "Achilidae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- "Achilidae Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- FLOW: Achilidae Stål, 1866
- GBIF: Achilidae (retrieved 22 January 2023)
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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