The subfamily Aphaeninae is a group of hemipteran insects, especially abundant and diverse in the tropics, in the family Fulgoridae, or "lanternflies".
The future of the Aphaeninae as a subfamily is unclear since the taxa assigned to it do not form a monophyletic group in recent molecular analyses. The tribe Enchophorini, previously placed here, has been raised to a subfamily.
Tribes and genera
Recent research has resulted in the reclassification of the former tribe Enchophorini to a separate subfamily (e.g. Constant, J. (2014). Revision of the Malagasy lanternfly genus Belbina Stål, 1863, with two new species (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoridae). European Journal of Taxonomy, (102). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2014.102), while the tribe Pyropsini is now included here (e.g.,Constant, Jérôme & Pham, Thai. (2022). The Lanternfly genus Pyrops in Vietnam: A new species from Central Vietnam, taxonomic changes, checklist, identification key (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoridae). European Journal of Taxonomy. 813. 123-154. 10.5852/ejt.2022.813.1741.Jiaranaisakul, Kawin & Constant, Jérôme & Pinkaew, Nantasak. (2024). Review of the lanternfly genus Pyrops of Thailand (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) with notes and keys to species. Zootaxa. 5397. 47-79. 10.11646/zootaxa.5397.1.3.World Auchenorrhyncha Database: Aphaeninae).
Aphaenini Auth.: Blanchard, 1847 and Distant, 1906 (distribution: worldwide tropics) Anecphora Karsch, 1890 (equatorial Africa) Aphaena Guérin-Méneville, 1834 (type genus: Asia) Calmar Kirkaldy, 1901 (Gambia) Coelodictya Jacobi, 1910 (E. Africa) Copidocephala Stål, 1869 (Central Americas) Eddara Walker, 1858 (Sub-Saharan Africa) Egregia Chew Kea Foo, Porion & Audibert, 2010 (Malesia) Holodictya Gerstaecker, 1895 (Equatorial Africa) Hypselometopum Stål, 1853 (Sub-Saharan Africa) Kalidasa Kirkaldy, 1900 (India, Indo-China) Lycorma Stål, 1863 (Asia: incl. invasive sp.) Malfeytia Schmidt, 1905 (Congo basin) Metaphaena Schmidt, 1905 (Central Africa) Novodictya Lallemand, 1928 (Congo basin) Omalocephala Spinola, 1839 (Africa, S. India, Sri Lanka) Penthicodes Blanchard, 1845 (South-East Asia: esp. Indo-China & Malesia) Species in the "artificial, heterogenous genus" Aphaenina Metcalf, 1947 are now synonyms of Penthicodes spp. Abstract Prolepta Walker, 1851 (Malesia) Scamandra Stål, 1863 (Malesia) Ulasia Stål, 1863 (PNG)
Benamatapini Auth.: Lallemand, 1959 (central Africa) Benamatapa Distant, 1899
Limoisini Auth.: Lallemand, 1963 (East Asian mainland, New Guinea, Australia) Bloeteanella Lallemand, 1959 (New Guinea) Erilla Distant, 1906 Limois Stål, 1863 (Asia: esp. China) - type genus Neolieftinckana Lallemand, 1963 (New Guinea) Nisax Fennah, 1977 Ombro Fennah, 1977 Saramel Fennah, 1977 (New Guinea)
Pyropsini Auth.: Haupt, 1929 (tropical Asia) (Synonym: Laternariini Distant, 1906 - unavailable, suppressed by ICZN ruling) Datua Schmidt, 1911 Hariola Stål, 1863 Pyrops Spinola, 1839 (synonym Laternaria, the genus had been incertae sedis by some authorities) Saiva Distant, 1906
Incertae sedis Bhaskaraena Constant, 2016 (Malesia) Birdantis Stål, 1863 Neoalcathous Wang & Huang, 1989 (China, Vietnam)
Genera formerly placed here Hellerides Lallemand, 1963 is a junior synonym of Zophiuma Fennah, 1955 in the Lophopidae. Flatolystra Nast, 1950 (South America) now incertae sedis The following PNG/Australian genera were previously placed here, but are now in the Poiocerinae: tribe Poiocerini Haupt, 1929: Desudaba Walker, 1858 (formerly in the tribe Aphaenini Schmidt, 1912) Galela Distant, 1906 (formerly in the tribe Aphaenini Schmidt, 1912) The type species of genus Apossoda, A. togoensis Schmidt, 1911, is now placed in Pyrgoteles: P. togoensis (Schmidt, 1911)Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (retrieved 26 June 2018)
References
External links
FLOW: Aphaeninae