Acus (planthopper)
| Acus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Infraorder: | Fulgoromorpha |
| Family: | Achilidae |
| Genus: | |
Acus is a genus of achilid planthoppers in the family Achilidae. There is at least one described species in Acus, A. acutulus.[1][2] Since the name Acus Gray, 1847 had already been used for a genus of sea snails, it was proposed in 2020 to rename the planthopper genus as Neoacus.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Browse Acus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- ^ "Acus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- ^ Dmitriev, Dmitry A. (2020). "Nomenclatural changes in the suborders Auchenorrhyncha (Hemiptera) and Paleorrhyncha (Palaeohemiptera)". Zootaxa. 4881 (1): 25–53 [40]. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4881.1.2.
Further reading
- Bartlett, C.R. (2012). "Planthoppers of North America". Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- 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.
- Metcalf, Z.P. (1947). General Catalogue of the Hemiptera, Fascicle IV: Fulgoroidea, Part 9: Fulgoridae. Smith College.
- Urban, Julie M.; Cryan, Jason R. (2007). "Evolution of the planthoppers (Insecta: Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 42 (2): 556–572. Bibcode:2007MolPE..42..556U. 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.