Aphaeninae


The subfamily Aphaeninae is a group of hemipteran insects, especially abundant and diverse in the tropics, in the family Fulgoridae, or "lanternflies".
The future of the Aphaeninae as a subfamily is unclear since the taxa assigned to it do not form a monophyletic group in recent molecular analyses. The tribe Enchophorini, previously placed here, has been raised to a subfamily.

Tribes and genera

Recent research has resulted in the reclassification of the former tribe Enchophorini to a separate subfamily, while the tribe Pyropsini is now included here.

Aphaenini

Auth.: Blanchard, 1847 and Distant, 1906 Anecphora Karsch, 1890 Aphaena Guérin-Méneville, 1834 Calmar Kirkaldy, 1901 Coelodictya Jacobi, 1910 Copidocephala Stål, 1869 Eddara Walker, 1858 Egregia Chew Kea Foo, Porion & Audibert, 2010 Holodictya Gerstaecker, 1895 Hypselometopum Stål, 1853 Kalidasa Kirkaldy, 1900 Lycorma Stål, 1863 Malfeytia Schmidt, 1905 Metaphaena Schmidt, 1905 Novodictya Lallemand, 1928 Omalocephala Spinola, 1839 Penthicodes Blanchard, 1845
  • * Species in the "artificial, heterogenous genus" Aphaenina Metcalf, 1947 are now synonyms of Penthicodes spp.Prolepta Walker, 1851 Scamandra Stål, 1863 Ulasia Stål, 1863

Benamatapini

Auth.: Lallemand, 1959
  1. Benamatapa Distant, 1899

Limoisini

Auth.: Lallemand, 1963
  1. Bloeteanella Lallemand, 1959
  2. Erilla Distant, 1906
  3. Limois Stål, 1863 - type genus
  4. Neolieftinckana Lallemand, 1963
  5. Nisax Fennah, 1977
  6. Ombro Fennah, 1977
  7. Saramel Fennah, 1977

Pyropsini

Auth.: Haupt, 1929
  1. Datua Schmidt, 1911
  2. Hariola Stål, 1863
  3. Pyrops Spinola, 1839
  4. Saiva Distant, 1906

''[Incertae sedis]''

  1. Bhaskaraena Constant, 2016
  2. Birdantis Stål, 1863
  3. Neoalcathous Wang & Huang, 1989

Genera formerly placed here

Hellerides Lallemand, 1963 is a junior synonym of Zophiuma Fennah, 1955 in the Lophopidae.Flatolystra Nast, 1950 now incertae sedis
The following PNG/Australian genera were previously placed here, but are now in the Poiocerinae: tribe Poiocerini Haupt, 1929:Desudaba Walker, 1858 Galela Distant, 1906
  • The type species of genus Apossoda, A. togoensis Schmidt, 1911, is now placed in ''Pyrgoteles: P. togoensis''