Achiplectini, Brysz & Stroiński & Szwedo, 2024

Brysz, Alicja M., Stroiński, Adam & Szwedo, Jacek, 2024, A new tribe of scaphocephalic Achilidae from South Africa (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha), European Journal of Taxonomy 958 (1), pp. 151-176 : 153-154

Achiplectini trib. nov

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Type genus

Achiplecton gen. nov., here designated.

Diagnosis

Apical portions of tegmina not overlapping (exceptional feature among Achilidae ); apex of clavus blunt, claval veins Pcu+A 1 reaching margin at same point as CuP (clavus ‘open’ in other tribes, with terminal Pcu+A 1 reaching bent section of CuP); hind wing with median vein leaving the base with a short common stalk with ScP+ R, ‘arculus’ (the very base of CuA), absent, viz. basal cell absent; median fold entering cubital area (as in Plectoderini ); second anal vein of hind wing simple, not reaching margin, dilated posteriorly; frons with intermediate carina, separating ‘acrometope’ sensu Emeljanov (as in Rhotalini and extinct Waghildini); lateral carinae of postclypeus well developed, not prolonged on anteclypeus (similar as in extinct Waghildini; prolonged to anteclypeus in Rhotalini, Myconini, Mycarini; vestigial to absent in Plectoderini ; absent in Amphignomini ); anteclypeus narrow, oval, with median carina; subantennal carinae absent (present in Amphignomini ); disc of pronotum not covering vertex (coryphe); metatibia with single lateral cuticular spine (as in Plectoderini ); basi- and midmetatarsus with subapical platellae, except the lateral teeth. The male phallic complex retracted deep into the abdomen. Male medioventral projection of pygofer present; lateral margin of pygofer without projections. Anal tube flattened, in males, with epiproct short and paraproct short. Periandrium symmetrical, three-lobate. Connective long, Y-shaped. Female 7 th sternite (pregenital sternite, last sternite) “smooth”, without any additional lobe. Gonoplac and endogonocoxal process trilobate. Bursa copulatrix single-pouched, ornamented.

Distribution

Afrotropical region, Southern African, the Cape.

Composition

Only type genus so far.