Aphrodinae

Subfamily of leafhoppers

Aphrodinae
Anoscopus albifrons
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadellidae
Subfamily: Aphrodinae
Haupt, 1927

Aphrodinae is a subfamily of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae. There are about 7 genera and at least 20 described species in Aphrodinae.[1][2]

Xestocephalus lunatus

Genera

These seven genera belong to the subfamily Aphrodinae:

  • Anoscopus Kirschbaum, 1858 c g b
  • Aphrodes Curtis, 1833 c g b
  • Driotura Osborn & Ball, 1898 c g b
  • Planaphrodes Hamilton, 1975 c g b
  • Platymetopius Burmeister, 1838 c g b
  • Stroggylocephalus Flor, 1861 c g b
  • Xestocephalus Van Duzee, 1892 c g b

Data sources: i = ITIS,[3] c = Catalogue of Life,[4] g = GBIF,[5] b = Bugguide.net[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Aphrodinae Subfamily Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  2. ^ "Aphrodinae Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  3. ^ "ITIS, Integrated Taxonomic Information System". Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  4. ^ "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  5. ^ "GBIF". Retrieved 2018-04-06.

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
  • Bantock, T.; Botting, J. (2013). "British Bugs, an online identification guide to UK Hemiptera". Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  • Media related to Aphrodinae at Wikimedia Commons
Taxon identifiers
Aphrodinae


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