Achilus
Sign in to saveAchilus is the type genus of planthoppers of the family Achilidae. This may be a monotypic genus containing the type species Achilus flammeus.Kirby, 1818: which is the "red fingernail bug" and found in Australia. The placement of A. cixioides Spinola from Chile, is uncertain, but it may belong in Mnemosyne Stål, 1866 (Cixiinae}. The genus described by William Kirby in 1819.
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Achilus is the type genus of planthoppers of the family Achilidae. This may be a monotypic genus containing the type species Achilus flammeus.Kirby, 1818: which is the "red fingernail bug" and found in Australia. The placement of A. cixioides Spinola from Chile, is uncertain, but it may belong in Mnemosyne Stål, 1866 (Cixiinae}. The genus described by William Kirby in 1819.
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