# Achilidae

Achilidae is a family of planthoppers, sometimes called "achilids" in the order Hemiptera. There are at least 520 described species in Achilidae.

## Subfamilies and genera

Fulgoromorpha Lists on the Web (FLOW) includes 3 subfamilies:

### Achilinae

Authority: Stål, 1866 - 2 tribes

#### Achilini Stål, 1866

* Achilina Stål, 1866
* Achilus Kirby, 1819 - type genus
* Flatachilus Fennah, 1950
* Olmiana Guglielmino, Bückle & Emeljanov, 2010
* Ouwea Distant, 1907
* Cixidiina Emeljanov, 1992
* †Angustachilus Lefebvre, Bourgoin & Nel, 2007
* Cixidia Fieber, 1866
* Elidipterina Fennah, 1950
* Booneta Distant, 1907
* Catonidia Uhler, 1896
* Elidiptera Spinola, 1839
* Faventilla Metcalf, 1948
* Messeis (planthopper) Stål, 1860
* Metaphradmon Fennah, 1950
* Paracatonidia – P. webbeda Long, Yang & Chen, 2015
* Paraphradmon Fennah, 1950
* Parelidiptera Fennah, 1950
* Phradmonicus Emeljanov, 1991
* Prinoessa Fennah, 1950
* Uniptera Ball, 1933
* Achilini incertae sedis
* Anabunda Emeljanov, 2005
* Aneipo Kirkaldy, 1906
* Bunduica (planthopper) Jacobi, 1909
* Dipsiathus Emeljanov, 2005
* Epiona (planthopper) Emeljanov, 2005
* Mabira (planthopper) Fennah, 1950
* Nelidia Stål, 1860
* Parabunda Emeljanov, 2005
* †Paratesum Emeljanov & Shcherbakov, 2009
* †Protomenocria Emeljanov & Shcherbakov, 2009
* †Psycheona Emeljanov & Shcherbakov, 2009
* Rhinochloris Emeljanov, 2005
* †Gedanochila Brysz & Szwedo, 2022
* †Protepiptera Usinger, 1939

#### Achillini Emeljanov, 1991

* Achilla (planthopper) Haglund, 1899
* †Hooleya (planthopper) Cockerell, 1922
* Maurisca Emeljanov, 2005

### Apatesoninae

Authority: Metcalf, 1938 - 4 monotypic tribes
* Apateson Fowler, 1900: Apatesonini Metcalf, 1938
* Ilva (planthopper) Stål, 1866: Ilvini Emeljanov, 1991
* Sevia Stål, 1866: Seviini Emeljanov, 1991
* Tropiphlepsia Muir, 1924: Tropiphlepsiini Emeljanov, 1991

### Myconinae

Authority: Fennah, 1950 - 6 tribes

#### Amphignomini Emeljanov, 1991

* Amphignoma Emeljanov, 1991

#### Mycarini Emeljanov, 1991

* Acocarinus Emeljanov, 1991
* Emeljanocarinus Bourgoin & Soulier-Perkins, 2006
* Katbergella Fennah, 1950
* Mycarinus Emeljanov, 1991
* Mycarus Emeljanov, 1991

#### Myconini Fennah, 1950

* Ganachilla – G. zhenyuanensis Wang & Huang, 1989
* Haicixidia – H. jianfengensis Wang, 1989
* Myconellus Fennah, 1950
* Myconus (planthopper) Stål, 1860
* Myrophenges Fennah, 1965

#### Plectoderini Fennah, 1950. Selected genera

* Abas (planthopper) Fennah, 1950
* Callichlamys (planthopper) Kirkaldy, 1907
* Cernea (planthopper) Williams, 1977
* Cnidus (planthopper) Stål, 1866
* Cythna (planthopper) Kirkaldy, 1906
* Deferunda Distant, 1912
* Francesca (planthopper) Kirkaldy, 1906
* Gordiacea (planthopper) Metcalf, 1948
* Haitiana Dozier, 1936
* Hamba (planthopper) Distant, 1907
* Kosalya (planthopper) Distant, 1906
* Kurandella Fennah, 1950
* Magadha (planthopper) Distant, 1906
* Mahuna Distant, 1907
* Nyonga (planthopper) Synave, 1959
* Opsiplanon Fennah, 1945
* Plectoderes Spinola, 1839
* Quadrana Caldwell, 1951
* Rhinocolura (planthopper) Fennah, 1950
* Spino (planthopper) Fennah, 1950
* Synecdoche (planthopper) O'Brien, 1971
* Taloka (planthopper) Distant, 1907
* Usana (planthopper) Distant, 1906

#### Rhotalini Fennah, 1950

* Errada Walker, 1868
* Errotasa Emeljanov, 2005
* Hebrotasa Melichar, 1915
* Rhotala Walker, 1857
* Taractellus Metcalf, 1948

#### Waghildini† Szwedo, 2006

* Waghilde Szwedo, 2006

### incertae sedis

* †Acixiites Hamilton, 1990
* Leptarciella Fennah, 1958
* †Niryasaburnia Szwedo, 2004
* Parasabecoides Synave, 1965
* Peltatavertexalis – P. horizontalis Xu, Long & Chen, 2019
* Ridesa Schumacher, 1915
* Sabecoides Fennah, 1958

### To be placed

GBIF also includes the following genera that may have doubtful placement:
* Chiotasa Melichar, 1915
* Cionoderus Uhler, 1895
* Messoides Metcalf, 1930
* Nablusitypus Kaddumi, 2005
* Neomenocria Fennah, 1950
* Okatropis Matsumura, 1910
* Planusfrons Chun Liang Chen, Chung Tu Yang & Wilson, 1989
* Plectoderella Fennah, 1950
* Pyren Fennah, 1950
* Rhotella Metcalf, 1938
* Spendon Jacobi, 1928
* Tabiana Jacobi, 1928
* Tudea Distant, 1907
* Winawa Haupt, 1926