Aphaeninae
| Aphaeninae | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Flatolystra verrucosa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Infraorder: | Fulgoromorpha |
| Family: | Fulgoridae |
| Subfamily: | Aphaeninae Blanchard, 1847 |
| Tribes | |
|
Limoisini Lallemand, 1963 | |
The subfamily Aphaeninae is a group of hemipteran insects, especially abundant and diverse in the tropics. They belong to the Fulgoridae (fulgorids), though they are not among the more well-known members of that family which are called "lantern bugs" or "lantern flies" (although as true bugs they are only distantly related to true flies). In 2009, the first molecular analysis of the Fulgoridae, challenged the existing structure of eight currently recognized subfamilies, and eleven tribes.
Aphaeninae contain a number of well-sized fulgorids. If seen flying at a distance, they can be mistaken for Lepidoptera, as they are large-winged and boldly patterned, although usually not as colorful as some other fulgorids.
The future of the Aphaeninae as a subfamily is unclear since the species assigned to it are interlineated in the molecular analysis with species of other Fulgoridae subfamilies.[1][2]
Selected genera
- Anecphora Karsch, 1890 in
- Aphaena Guérin-Méneville, 1834
- Belbina Stål, 1863
- Eddara Walker, 1858
- Enchophora Spinola, 1839
- Erilla Distant, 1906 tribe Limoisini Lallemand, 1963
- Desudaba Walker, 1858 tribe Aphaenini Schmidt, 1912
- Flatolystra Nast, 1950
- Galela Distant, 1906 tribe Aphaenini Schmidt, 1912
- Kalidasa Kirkaldy, 1900
- Lycorma Stål, 1863
- Omalocephala Spinola, 1839
- Penthicodes Blanchard, 1845[3]
- Scamandra Stål, 1863[4]
- Ulasia Stål, 1863
Former genera
- Hellerides Lallemand, 1963 is a junior synonym of Zophiuma Fennah, 1955 in the Lophopidae.[5]
References
- ↑ Urban, Julie M. and Cryan, Jason R. (2009). "Entomologically famous, evolutionarily unexplored: the first phylogeny of the lanternfly family Fulgoridae (Insecta: Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea)". Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution 50 (3): 471–484. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2008.12.004. PMID 19118634.
- ↑ "2010 Project Updates from the Cryan Lab" (PDF). University of Connecticut.
- ↑ Constant, Jerome (2010). "The lanternfly genus Penthicodes: key to the species and review of the "Ereosoma group" with two new species and one new subspecies (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoridae)". Zootaxa 2523: 1–26. Abstract
- ↑ Constant, Jerome (2013). "The Oriental lanternfly genus Scamandra: new species and taxonomical notes (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoridae)". Zootaxa 3709 (2): 134–148. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3709.2.2.
- ↑ Liang, Ai-Ping (1995). "Taxonomic changes in oriental Fulgoroidea (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha)". Journal of the New York Entomological Society 103 (2): 162–164. JSTOR 25010151.