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 includes 3 subfamilies:

Achilinae

Authority: Stål, 1866 - 2 tribes
;Achilini Stål, 1866
  • Achilina StÃ¥l, 1866
  1. Achilus Kirby, 1819 - type genus
  2. Flatachilus Fennah, 1950
  3. Olmiana Guglielmino, Bückle & Emeljanov, 2010
  4. Ouwea Distant, 1907
  • Cixidiina Emeljanov, 1992
  1. †Angustachilus Lefebvre, Bourgoin & Nel, 2007
  2. Cixidia Fieber, 1866
  • Elidipterina Fennah, 1950
  1. Booneta Distant, 1907
  2. Catonidia Uhler, 1896
  3. Elidiptera Spinola, 1839
  4. Faventilla Metcalf, 1948
  5. Messeis (planthopper) Stål, 1860
  6. Metaphradmon Fennah, 1950
  7. Paracatonidia – P. webbeda Long, Yang & Chen, 2015
  8. Paraphradmon Fennah, 1950
  9. Parelidiptera Fennah, 1950
  10. Phradmonicus Emeljanov, 1991
  11. Prinoessa Fennah, 1950
  12. Uniptera Ball, 1933
  • Achilini incertae sedis
  1. Anabunda Emeljanov, 2005
  2. Aneipo Kirkaldy, 1906
  3. Bunduica (planthopper) Jacobi, 1909
  4. Dipsiathus Emeljanov, 2005
  5. Epiona (planthopper) Emeljanov, 2005
  6. Mabira (planthopper) Fennah, 1950
  7. Nelidia Stål, 1860
  8. Parabunda Emeljanov, 2005
  9. †Paratesum Emeljanov & Shcherbakov, 2009
  10. †Protomenocria Emeljanov & Shcherbakov, 2009
  11. †Psycheona Emeljanov & Shcherbakov, 2009
  12. Rhinochloris Emeljanov, 2005
  13. †Gedanochila Brysz & Szwedo, 2022
  14. †Protepiptera Usinger, 1939
;Achillini Emeljanov, 1991
  1. Achilla (planthopper) Haglund, 1899
  2. †Hooleya (planthopper) Cockerell, 1922
  3. Maurisca Emeljanov, 2005

Apatesoninae

Authority: Metcalf, 1938 - 4 monotypic tribes
  1. Apateson Fowler, 1900: Apatesonini Metcalf, 1938
  2. Ilva (planthopper) Stål, 1866: Ilvini Emeljanov, 1991
  3. Sevia Stål, 1866: Seviini Emeljanov, 1991
  4. Tropiphlepsia Muir, 1924: Tropiphlepsiini Emeljanov, 1991

Myconinae

Authority: Fennah, 1950 - 6 tribes
;Amphignomini Emeljanov, 1991
  1. Amphignoma Emeljanov, 1991
;Mycarini Emeljanov, 1991
  1. Acocarinus Emeljanov, 1991
  2. Emeljanocarinus Bourgoin & Soulier-Perkins, 2006
  3. Katbergella Fennah, 1950
  4. Mycarinus Emeljanov, 1991
  5. Mycarus Emeljanov, 1991
;Myconini Fennah, 1950
  1. Ganachilla – G. zhenyuanensis Wang & Huang, 1989
  2. Haicixidia – H. jianfengensis Wang, 1989
  3. Myconellus Fennah, 1950
  4. Myconus (planthopper) Stål, 1860
  5. Myrophenges Fennah, 1965
;Plectoderini Fennah, 1950. Selected genera:Abas (planthopper) Fennah, 1950Callichlamys (planthopper) Kirkaldy, 1907Cernea (planthopper) Williams, 1977Cnidus (planthopper) Stål, 1866Cythna (planthopper) Kirkaldy, 1906Deferunda Distant, 1912Francesca (planthopper) Kirkaldy, 1906Gordiacea (planthopper) Metcalf, 1948Haitiana Dozier, 1936Hamba (planthopper) Distant, 1907Kosalya (planthopper) Distant, 1906Kurandella Fennah, 1950Magadha (planthopper) Distant, 1906Mahuna Distant, 1907Nyonga (planthopper) Synave, 1959Opsiplanon Fennah, 1945Plectoderes Spinola, 1839Quadrana Caldwell, 1951Rhinocolura (planthopper) Fennah, 1950Spino (planthopper) Fennah, 1950Synecdoche (planthopper) O'Brien, 1971Taloka (planthopper) Distant, 1907Usana (planthopper) Distant, 1906
;Rhotalini Fennah, 1950
  1. Errada Walker, 1868
  2. Errotasa Emeljanov, 2005
  3. Hebrotasa Melichar, 1915
  4. Rhotala Walker, 1857
  5. Taractellus Metcalf, 1948
;Waghildini† Szwedo, 2006
  1. Waghilde Szwedo, 2006

''incertae sedis''

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

To be placed

GBIF also includes the following genera that may have doubtful placement:
  1. Chiotasa Melichar, 1915
  2. Cionoderus Uhler, 1895
  3. Messoides Metcalf, 1930
  4. Nablusitypus Kaddumi, 2005
  5. Neomenocria Fennah, 1950
  6. Okatropis Matsumura, 1910
  7. Planusfrons Chun Liang Chen, Chung Tu Yang & Wilson, 1989
  8. Plectoderella Fennah, 1950
  9. Pyren Fennah, 1950
  10. Rhotella Metcalf, 1938
  11. Spendon Jacobi, 1928
  12. Tabiana Jacobi, 1928
  13. Tudea Distant, 1907
  14. Winawa Haupt, 1926