Systematics of Caenodelphax Fennah (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Dephacidae) and Description of the New Genus Flavoclypeus
Kennedy AC and Bartlett CR. 2014. Systematics of Caenodelphax Fennah (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Dephacidae) and Description of the New Genus Flavoclypeus. Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 140:17-65
ABSTRACT: Caenodelphax Fennah was reviewed with reference to putatively allied species in the polyphyletic genus Fieber. Phylogenetic analyses using maximum parsimony of 34 morphological features for 15 ingroup and taxa found that Caenodelphax sensu stricto did not group with putatively allied Delphacodes. Caenodelphax redefined as monotypic, and Flavoclypeus new genus is described to accommodate a clade of 8 species (6 transferred from Delphacodes and 2 transferred from Caenodelphax). Caenodelphax philyra was found to be a junior synonym of Caenodelphax teapae.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Kennedy, Ashley; Bartlett, Charles
- Units
- BIBE , GRSM
- Keywords
- All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory, APHN, Appalachian Highlands Network, ATBI, Dephacidae, Fulgoroidea, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, GRSM, GRSM-00171, Hemiptera, Insecta, planthoppers, SER, Southeast Region, taxonomy