Achilidae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Paraneoptera
Superordo: Condylognatha
Ordo: Hemiptera
Subordo: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha
Superfamilia: Fulgoroidea

Familia: Achilidae
Subfamilia (3): Achilinae – Apatesoninae – Myconinae

Genera Incertae sedis total (7):
Extant groups (5): Leptarciella – Parasabecoides – Peltatavertexalis – Ridesa – Sabecoides
Fossil groups (2): †Acixiites – †Niryasaburnia
Overview of genera (152 + 9†)

Extant groups (152):
Abas – Achilla – Achilus – Acocarinus – Acus – Afrachilus – Agandecca – Akotropis – Alticeps – Amblycratus – Amphignoma – Anabunda – Aneipo – Apateson – Aphypia – Argeleusa – Aristyllis – Ballomarius – Bathycephala – Benella – Betatropis – Booneta – Brachypyrrhyllis – Bunduica – Caffropyrrhyllis – Calerda – Callichlamys – Callinesia – Caristianus – Catonia – Catonidia – Catonoides – Cenophron – Cernea – Chroneba – Cionoderella – Cixidia – Clidonisma – Clusivius – Cnidus – Cocottea – Cythna – Deferunda – Dipsiathus – Elidiptera – Emeljanocarinus – Epiona – Epirama – Epiusana – Epiusanella – Errada – Errotasa – Eudeferunda – Eurynomella – Eurynomeus – Faventilla – Flatachilus – Francesca – Ganachilla – Gongistes – Gordiacea – Haicixidia – Haitiana – Hamba – Hebrotasa – Hemiplectoderes – Horcomotes – Ilva – Indorupex – Isodaemon – Issidius – Juniperthia – Kardopocephalus – Katbergella – Kawanda – Kawandella – Kempiana – Koloptera – Kosalya – Kurandella – Lanuvia – Leptarciella – Mabira – Magadha – Mahuna – Martorella – Maurisca – Messeis – Messoides – Metaphradmon – Mlanjella – Momar – Moraballia – Mycarinus – Mycarus – Myconellus – Myconus – Nelidia – Nephelesia – Nephelia – Nyonga – Olmiana – Opsiplanon – Parabunda – Paracatonia – Paraclusivius – Paragandecca – Parakosalya – Paraphradmon – Paraphypia – Parargeleusa – Parasabecoides – Paratangia – Parelidiptera – Peltatavertexalis – Phenelia – Phradmonicus – Phrygia – Phypia – Plectoderes – Plectoderoides – Plectoringa – Prinoessa – Prosagandecca – Pseudhelicoptera – Pyrrhyllis – Quadrana – Remosachilus – Rhinochloris – Rhinocolura – Rhotala – Rhotaloides – Rupex – Sabecoides – Salemina – Semibetatropis – Sevia – Spino – Symplegadella – Synecdoche – Taloka – Tangina – Thectoceps – Tropiphlepsia – Uniptera – Usana – Williamsus – Xerbus – Zathauma

Fossil groups (9): †Acixiites – †Angustachilus – †Hooleya – †Niryasaburnia – †Paratesum – †Protepiptera – †Protomenocria – †Psycheona – †Waghilde
Name

Achilidae Stål, 1866

Type genus: Achilus Kirby, 1818

References

Chen, X.-S. & Ting-Ting He 2010. Two new species of genus Deferunda Distant (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Achilidae) from southwest China. Zootaxa 2335: 59–68. Preview (PDF).
Bourgoin, T. & Soulier-Perkins, A. 2006. A new genus and species of giant achilid from Madagascar (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha). Russian Entomological Journal 15(3): 259–261. Full article (PDF).
Emeljanov, A.F. 1991. Toward the problem of the limits and subdivisions of Achilidae (Homoptera, Cicadina). Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie 71(2): 373–393.
Fennah, R.G. 1950. A generic revision of the Achilidae (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea) with descriptions of new species. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), entomology 1: 1–170. BHL
Guglielmino, A., Bückle, C. & Emeljanov, A.F. 2010. Olmiana argentina, a new genus and species of Achilidae (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha) from Argentina. Zootaxa 2661: 47–58. Preview (PDF).
Long, J-K., Yang, L. & Chen, X-S. 2015. Six new species of the planthopper genus Usana Distant, 1906 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Achilidae) from China. Zootaxa 3947(4): 489–507. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3947.4.2 Preview (PDF). Reference page.

Links

Achilidae Taxon details in FLOW - Hemiptera data bases

Achilidae is a family of achilid planthoppers in the order Hemiptera. There are at least 160 genera and 520 described species in Achilidae.[1][2][3][4][5]
Synecdoche impunctata

See also

List of Achilidae genera

Achilus flammeus
References

"Achilidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
"Browse Achilidae". Catalogue of Life. 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.

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: 1–116. 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. doi:10.1126/science.1257570. PMID 25378627.
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. 4. University of Hawaii Press.