Acanthodelphax is a genus of mostly European planthoppers belonging to the tribe Delphacini.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Infraorder: | Fulgoromorpha |
| Family: | Delphacidae |
| Subfamily: | Delphacinae |
| Tribe: | Delphacini |
| Genus: | Acanthodelphax Le Quesne, 1964 |
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The genus was first described by Le Quesne in 1964;[3] some authorities place it as a subgenus of Kosswigianella, but this is disputed.
Species
editThe Global Biodiversity Information Facility includes:[4]
- Acanthodelphax denticauda (Boheman, 1847)
- Acanthodelphax spinosa (Fieber, 1866)
References
edit- ^ FLOW: Acanthodelphax Le Quesne, 1964
- ^ "IRMNG - Acanthodelphax Le Quesne, 1964". www.irmng.org. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ Le Quesne WJ (1964) Some taxonomic observations on the British Delphacidae (Hemiptera). Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London B 33(3-4): 56-58.
- ^ Global Biodiversity Information Facility: Acanthodelphax Le Quesne, 1964 (retrieved 5 March 2023)