Achilidae

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 StÃ¥l, 1866

1. Achilus <small>Kirby, 1819</small> - type genus
2. Flatachilus <small>Fennah, 1950</small>
3. Olmiana <small>Guglielmino, Bückle & Emeljanov, 2010</small>
4. Ouwea <small>Distant, 1907</small>

• Cixidiina Emeljanov, 1992

1. †Angustachilus <small>Lefebvre, Bourgoin & Nel, 2007</small>
2. Cixidia <small>Fieber, 1866</small>

• Elidipterina Fennah, 1950

1. Booneta <small>Distant, 1907</small>
2. Catonidia <small>Uhler, 1896</small>
3. Elidiptera <small>Spinola, 1839</small>
4. Faventilla <small>Metcalf, 1948</small>
5. Messeis <small>Stål, 1860</small>
6. Metaphradmon <small>Fennah, 1950</small>
7. Paracatonidia – P. webbeda <small>Long, Yang & Chen, 2015</small>
8. Paraphradmon <small>Fennah, 1950</small>
9. Parelidiptera <small>Fennah, 1950</small>
10. Phradmonicus <small>Emeljanov, 1991</small>
11. Prinoessa <small>Fennah, 1950</small>
12. Uniptera <small>Ball, 1933</small>

• Achilini incertae sedis

1. Anabunda <small>Emeljanov, 2005</small>
2. Aneipo <small>Kirkaldy, 1906</small>
3. Bunduica <small>Jacobi, 1909</small>
4. Dipsiathus <small>Emeljanov, 2005</small>
5. Epiona <small>Emeljanov, 2005</small>
6. Mabira <small>Fennah, 1950</small>
7. Nelidia <small>Stål, 1860</small>
8. Parabunda <small>Emeljanov, 2005</small>
9. †Paratesum <small>Emeljanov & Shcherbakov, 2009</small>
10. †Protomenocria <small>Emeljanov & Shcherbakov, 2009</small>
11. †Psycheona <small>Emeljanov & Shcherbakov, 2009</small>
12. Rhinochloris <small>Emeljanov, 2005</small>
13. †Gedanochila <small>Brysz & Szwedo, 2022</small>
14. †Protepiptera <small>Usinger, 1939</small>

Achillini Emeljanov, 1991

1. Achilla <small>Haglund, 1899</small>
2. †Hooleya <small>Cockerell, 1922</small>
3. Maurisca <small>Emeljanov, 2005</small>

Apatesoninae

Authority: Metcalf, 1938 - 4 monotypic tribes

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

Myconinae

Authority: Fennah, 1950 - 6 tribes

Amphignomini Emeljanov, 1991

1. Amphignoma <small>Emeljanov, 1991</small>

Mycarini Emeljanov, 1991

1. Acocarinus <small>Emeljanov, 1991</small>
2. Emeljanocarinus <small>Bourgoin & Soulier-Perkins, 2006</small>
3. Katbergella <small>Fennah, 1950</small>
4. Mycarinus <small>Emeljanov, 1991</small>
5. Mycarus <small>Emeljanov, 1991</small>

Myconini Fennah, 1950

1. Ganachilla – G. zhenyuanensis <small>Wang & Huang, 1989</small>
2. Haicixidia – H. jianfengensis <small>Wang, 1989</small>
3. Myconellus <small>Fennah, 1950</small>
4. Myconus <small>Stål, 1860</small>
5. Myrophenges <small>Fennah, 1965</small>

Plectoderini Fennah, 1950. Selected genera:

• Abas <small>Fennah, 1950</small>
• Callichlamys <small>Kirkaldy, 1907</small>
• Cernea <small>Williams, 1977</small>
• Cnidus <small>StÃ¥l, 1866</small>
• Cythna <small>Kirkaldy, 1906</small>
• Deferunda <small>Distant, 1912</small>
• Francesca <small>Kirkaldy, 1906</small>
• Gordiacea <small>Metcalf, 1948</small>
• Haitiana <small>Dozier, 1936</small>
• Hamba <small>Distant, 1907</small>
• Kosalya <small>Distant, 1906</small>
• Kurandella <small>Fennah, 1950</small>
• Magadha <small>Distant, 1906</small>
• Mahuna <small>Distant, 1907</small>
• Nyonga <small>Synave, 1959</small>
• Opsiplanon <small>Fennah, 1945</small>
• Plectoderes <small>Spinola, 1839</small>
• Quadrana <small>Caldwell, 1951</small>
• Rhinocolura <small>Fennah, 1950</small>
• Spino <small>Fennah, 1950</small>
• Synecdoche <small>O'Brien, 1971</small>
• Taloka <small>Distant, 1907</small>
• Usana <small>Distant, 1906</small>

Rhotalini Fennah, 1950

1. Errada <small>Walker, 1868</small>
2. Errotasa <small>Emeljanov, 2005</small>
3. Hebrotasa <small>Melichar, 1915</small>
4. Rhotala <small>Walker, 1857</small>
5. Taractellus <small>Metcalf, 1948</small>

Waghildini† Szwedo, 2006

1. Waghilde <small>Szwedo, 2006</small>

incertae sedis

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

To be placed

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

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

References

Further reading

• List of Achilidae genera

External links