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Family Delphacidae Leach, 1815
Subfamily Plesiodelphacinae Asche, 1985b
Tribe Plesiodelphacini Asche, 1985b
Genus Plesiodelphax Asche, 1985
Type species (in original combination): Plesiodelphax guayanus Asche, 1985.
Synonyms
None
Distribution
Neotropical (Brazil, Guyana, French Guiana; northeastern South America).
Recognized species
There are 2 species currently placed in this genus.
Plesiodelphax guayanus Asche, 1985 – Brazil, French Guiana
Burnilia longicaput Muir, 1926 (Guyana) belongs in this genus; I had thought that this transfer had already taken place but that does not appear to be the case.
Plant associations
None reported. Possibly on Heliconia as reported for Burnilia.
Economic Importance
Limited – species poorly known.
Recognition
One of very few New World genera that I have no photos and no available specimens.
Abstract from Asche 1985b
This genus described and segregated from Burnilia by Asche (1985b). A rare taxon, essentially unknown to me.
Molecular resources
There are no data on this genus in Genbank or BOLD.
Selected references
Asche, M. 1985a. Zur Phylogenie der Delphacidae Leach, 1815 (Homoptera: Cicadina: Fulgoromorpha). Marburger Entomologische Publikationen 2(1):1-398 AND 2(2): 399-910.
Asche, M. 1985b. A new subfamily, genus and species of Delphacidae from South America: Plesiodelphacinae subfam. nov., Plesiodelphax guayanus gen. et spec. nov. (Homoptera Fulgoroidea). Marburger Entomologische Publikationen 1(10) : 219-240.
Asche, M. 1990. Vizcayinae, a new subfamily of Delphacidae with revision of Vizcaya Muir (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea) – a significant phylogenetic link. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 30: 154-187.
Leach, W. E. 1815a. Entomology. The Edinburg encyclopedia; conducted by David Brewster 9: 57-172. (family Delphacidae page 125).
Muir, F.A.G. 1926b. Contributions to our knowledge of South American Fulgoroidea (Homoptera). Part I. The Family Delphacidae. Experiment Station of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters’ Association, Entomological Series, Bulletin 18: 1-51, plates 1-5.
