Acanthodelphax

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Acanthodelphax
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha
Family: Delphacidae
Subfamily: Delphacinae
Tribe: Delphacini
Genus: Acanthodelphax
Le Quesne, 1964
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Acanthodelphax is a genus of mostly European planthoppers belonging to the tribe Delphacini.[1][2]

The genus was first described by Le Quesne in 1964;[3] some authorities place it as a subgenus of Kosswigianella, but this is disputed.

Species[edit]

The Global Biodiversity Information Facility includes:[4]

  1. Acanthodelphax denticauda (Boheman, 1847)
  2. Acanthodelphax spinosa (Fieber, 1866)

References[edit]

  1. ^ FLOW: Acanthodelphax Le Quesne, 1964
  2. ^ "IRMNG - Acanthodelphax Le Quesne, 1964". www.irmng.org. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  3. ^ Le Quesne WJ (1964) Some taxonomic observations on the British Delphacidae (Hemiptera). Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London B 33(3-4): 56-58.
  4. ^ Global Biodiversity Information Facility: Acanthodelphax Le Quesne, 1964 (retrieved 5 March 2023)