Amritodus
Sign in to saveAmritodus is a genus of leafhoppers in the subfamily Idiocerinae. The genus is limited to the Indo-Malayan region and many species feed on plants belonging to the family Anacardiaceae. The genus included a number of species based on morphological characters but a molecular phylogenetic study in 2020 led to the revision of the genus. The new study found two clades within the genus leading to it being split into a new genus Paramritodus.
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Amritodus is a genus of leafhoppers in the subfamily Idiocerinae. The genus is limited to the Indo-Malayan region and many species feed on plants belonging to the family Anacardiaceae. The genus included a number of species based on morphological characters but a molecular phylogenetic study in 2020 led to the revision of the genus. The new study found two clades within the genus leading to it being split into a new genus Paramritodus.
The genus Paramritodus includes what were previously called Amritodus flavocapitatus, A. pistacious and A. podocarpus having the shared characters of a finely rugose crown, shagreen pronotal surface, vein characters of the forewing with r-m1 crossvein and no m-cu1 vein, and a hind leg with three platellae. The other characters are in the male genitalia.