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
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]''

  5. Bhaskaraena Constant, 2016
  6. Birdantis Stål, 1863
  7. Neoalcathous Wang & Huang, 1989

    Genera formerly placed here

The following PNG/Australian genera were previously placed here, but are now in the Poiocerinae: tribe Poiocerini Haupt, 1929: