Achilidae is a family of

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s, sometimes called "achilids" in the order

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. 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

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Achilidae (retrieved 22 January 2023) 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

External links

* {{Authority control Achilidae, Auchenorrhyncha families Fulgoromorpha