Tribe Bilbiliini Gnezdilov, 2017
Compiler and date details
5 December 2017 - Murray J. Fletcher
Introduction
The tribe Bilbiliini was created by Gnezdilov (2017) to include the endemic Australian genus Bilbilis Stål.
Diagnosis
Fore wings beetle-shaped, with narrow precostal area, costal vein running to fuse Sc + R distally. Hind wings rudimentary. Gonoplacs convex, hemisphaerical, completely covering anterior and posterior laminae of gonapophyses VIII and IX, without denticles or marginal teeth. First metatarsomere with 2 latero-apical and straight row of intermediate spines, ventral surface with hair-shaped setae. Third segment of rostrum slightly shorter than second one, narrowing apically. Hind tibia with 2 lateral spines distally (Gnezdilov 2017).
Diagnosis References
Gnezdilov, V.M. 2017. Notes on higher classification of the family Nogodinidae (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Fulgoroidea) with description of new tribe and new species. Far Eastern Entomologist 347: 1–21 [7]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOGODINIDAE Melichar, 1898 | 05-Dec-2017 | ADDED | Dr Murray Fletcher |