Achilus
| Achilus | |
|---|---|
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| Achilus flammeus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Infraorder: | Fulgoromorpha |
| Family: | Achilidae |
| Subfamily: | Achilinae |
| Genus: | Achilus Kirby, 1818 |
Achilus is the type genus[1] of planthoppers of the family Achilidae. This may be a monotypic genus containing the type species Achilus flammeus.[2]Kirby, 1818: which is the "red fingernail bug" and found in Australia.[3] The placement of A. cixioides Spinola from Chile, is uncertain,[4] but it may belong in Mnemosyne Stål, 1866 (Cixiinae}. The genus described by William Kirby in 1819.[5]
References
- ^ FLOW: Achilus Kirby, 1818 [type genus] (retrieved 22 January 2022)
- ^ "Achilus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- ^ GBIF: Achilus flammeus Kirby, 1818
- ^ NSW GovernmentAchilus Kirby.
- ^ Kirby W (1819) A description of several new species of insects collected in New Holland by Robert Brown, Esq. F.R.S. Lib. Linn. Soc. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 12(2): 454-482.
Further reading
- 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.
External links
- "Browse Achilus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
Data related to Achilus at Wikispecies
