The Amyclinae are a subfamily of planthoppers in the Auchenorrhyncha, whose Basionym was first used by Zeno Payne Metcalf in 1938.[1] The recorded distribution is the Americas, Africa, Malesia and Australia.[2]
| Amyclinae | |
|---|---|
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| Amycle tumacacoriae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Infraorder: | Fulgoromorpha |
| Superfamily: | Fulgoroidea |
| Family: | Fulgoridae |
| Subfamily: | Amyclinae Metcalf, 1938 |
Genera
editThe subfamily contains a single tribe – the Amyclini – which currently (2022) contains 18 species in the following genera:[2]
- Alcathous Stål, 1863
- Amycle Stål, 1861
- Druentia Stål, 1866
- Pseudoamycle Campodonico & Fierro, 2019
- Rhabdocephala Van Duzee, 1929
- Samsama Distant, 1906 (Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra: 1 sp. S. chersonesia)
- Scolopsella Ball, 1905
References
edit- ^ Metcalf ZP (1938) The Fulgorina of Barro Colorado and other parts of Panama. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Cambridge, Mass 82: 277-423 [343].
- ^ a b Fulgoromorpha Lists On the Web (FLOW): Subfamily Amyclinae Metcalf, 1938 (retrieved 31 January 2023)