Achilixiidae

Achilixiidae
Bebaiotes banksi
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha
Family:
Muir, 1923

The Achilixiidae[1] are a family of Fulgoromorpha (planthoppers); species may be found in the neotropical and Asian regions.[2] They are closely related to Achilidae and are sometimes included under Achilidae as a subfamily. Like Achilidae, species generally feed on several species of plant though the nymph stage has been found to feed on fungus. Like other planthoppers, the immature stage is covered in a wax which may help protect it from predators.[3] Achilixiidae are small or medium sized for planthoppers and are greatly compressed, not depressed like the Achilidae.[4]

Genera and species

Two genera, each in its own subfamily, are known:

Achilixiinae

Auth.: Muir, 1923 - Malesia

  • Achilixius Muir, 1923[5]
    • Achilixius bakeri Wilson, 1989
    • Achilixius danaumoati Wilson, 1989
    • Achilixius davaoensi Muir, 1923
    • Achilixius fasciata Wilson, 1989
    • Achilixius fennahi Wilson, 1989
    • Achilixius irigae Wilson, 1989
    • Achilixius kolintangi Wilson, 1989
    • Achilixius mayoyae Wilson, 1989
    • Achilixius minahassae Wilson, 1989
    • Achilixius morowali Wilson, 1989
    • Achilixius muajati Wilson, 1989
    • Achilixius muiri Wilson, 1989
    • Achilixius sandakanensis Muir, 1923
    • Achilixius singularis Muir, 1923 - type species
    • Achilixius torautensis Wilson, 1989
    • Achilixius tubulifer (Melichar, 1914) (synonym Syntames tubulifer Melichar, 1914)

Bebaiotinae

Auth.: Emeljanov, 1991 - neotropical region

  • Bebaiotes Muir, 1924
    • Bebaiotes banksi (Metcalf, 1938) (synonym Muirilixius banksi Metcalf, 1938)
    • Bebaiotes bucayensis Muir, 1924 – type species
    • Bebaiotes dorsivittata Fennah, 1947
    • Bebaiotes guianesus (Fennah, 1947) (synonym Muirilixius guianesus Fennah, 1947)
    • Bebaiotes nigrigaster Muir, 1924
    • Bebaiotes nivosa Fennah, 1947
    • Bebaiotes pallidinervis Muir, 1934
    • Bebaiotes pulla Muir, 1934

References

  1. ^ Muir FAG (1923) Achilixius, a new genus, constituting a new family of the Fulgoroidea (Homoptera). Philippine Journal of Science. Manila 22: 483–487.
  2. ^ Wilson MR (1989). "The planthopper family Achilixiidae (Homoptera, Fulgoroidea): a synopsis with a revision of the genus Achilixius". Systematic Entomology. 14 (4): 487–506. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1989.tb00299.x.
  3. ^ Bartlett, Charles; O'Brien, Lois; Wilson, Stephen (15 June 2014). "A REVIEW OF THE PLANTHOPPERS (HEMIPTERA: FULGOROIDEA) OF THE UNITED STATES". Memoirs of the American Entomological Society (50): 9–10.
  4. ^ "Classification of Achilixiidae – Planthoppers of North America". Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  5. ^ Fulgoromorpha Lists On the Web (FLOW): Achilixius Muir, 1923 (retrieved 16 December 2019)