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Tribe Plectoderini

UDCC_TCN 00001925 - Synecdoche helenae - male

Pennsylvania Planthopper - Synecdoche dimidiata

possibly a planthopper - Synecdoche grisea

UDCC_TCN 00102478 (HOLOTYPE) - Synecdoche tricolor - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)

Suborder Auchenorrhyncha (True Hoppers)

Infraorder Fulgoromorpha (Planthoppers)

Superfamily Fulgoroidea

Family Achilidae (Achilid Planthoppers)

Tribe Plectoderini

Explanation of Names

Plectoderini Fennah 1950

Numbers

~40 spp. in 6 genera in our area(1)

Catonia Uhler, 1895

Juniperthia O'Brien, 1985

Momar Fennah, 1950

Opsiplanon Fennah, 1945

Synecdoche O'Brien, 1971

Xerbus O'Brien, 1971

Identification

All of our slender and relatively small achilids.

Works Cited

1.	Bartlett C.R. and contributors (2017-) Planthoppers of North America

Contributed by v belov on 11 November, 2013 - 6:29pm
Additional contributions by antarctica
Last updated 30 March, 2024 - 5:05pm

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