Xyphon

Xyphon is a genus of sharpshooters in the family Cicadellidae. There are about seven described species in Xyphon.[1][2][3][4]

Xyphon
Xyphon flaviceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Cicadellidae
Tribe: Cicadellini
Genus: Xyphon
Hamilton, 1985

Species

These seven species belong to the genus Xyphon:

  • Xyphon flaviceps (Riley, 1880) c g b (yellow-headed leafhopper)
  • Xyphon fulgidum (Nottingham, 1932) c g
  • Xyphon gillettei (Ball, 1901) c g
  • Xyphon nudum (Nottingham, 1932) c g
  • Xyphon reticulatum Signoret, 1854 c g b (bermudagrass leafhopper)
  • Xyphon spadice Catanach & Dietrich, 2013 c g
  • Xyphon triguttatum (Nottingham) c g b

Data sources: i = ITIS,[5] c = Catalogue of Life,[1] g = GBIF,[2] b = Bugguide.net[3]

References
  1. "Browse Xyphon". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  2. "Xyphon". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  3. "Xyphon Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  4. "Xyphon Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  5. "ITIS, Integrated Taxonomic Information System". Retrieved 2018-04-11.

Further reading
  • Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
  • Dmitriev, D. (2009). "Nymphs of some Nearctic leafhoppers (Homoptera, Cicadellidae) with description of a new tribe". ZooKeys. 29. doi:10.3897/zookeys.29.223.
  • Moulds, M.S. (2005). "An Appraisal of the Higher Classification of Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea) with Special Reference to the Australian Fauna". Records of the Australian Museum. 57 (3): 375–446. ISSN 0067-1975.
  • Media related to Xyphon at Wikimedia Commons


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