Tribe Aconophorini Goding, 1892

Museums

Regional Maps

• Aconophorini Goding, F.W. 1892. A synopsis of the subfamilies and genera of the Membracidae of North America. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 19: 253–260 [255].

  Type genus:

   Aconophora Fairmaire, 1846.

Introduction

This tribe is native to the New World and includes four genera, one of which, Aconophora Fairmaire, is present in Australia through the introduction of the lantana treehopper, A. compressa Walker, as a biological control agent of weedy species of Lantana L. (Verbenaceae).

Diagnosis

Pronotum with compressed anterodorsal horn. Forewing claval apex truncate. Pro- and mesothoracic tibiae narrow to subfolieacous. Metathoracic tibia with well-developed cucullate setae in rows I and II; row III with small cucullate setae (in row or band) or cucullate setae absent; tarus longer than pro- or mesothoracic tarsus. Fifth instar nymph pronotum usually with dorsal horn bearing apical pair of laterally directed processes; mesothorax and as many as 4 abbominal terga usually with long submedian scoli (Deitz, Wallace & Rothschild 2011 http://treehoppers.insectmuseum.org/public/public_content/show/11910 [accessed: 2.iv.2012])

ID Keys

Fletcher, M.J. and Day M. F. (2005) Illustrated Key to the Genera of the Family Membracidae found in Australia (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Membracidae) http://www1.dpi.nsw.gov.au/keys/leafhop/membracid/membrac00.htm [accessed: 2.iv.2012]

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