Afroccidens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Membracoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Paraneoptera Superordo: Condylognatha Ordo: Hemiptera Subordo: Auchenorrhyncha Infraordo: Cicadomorpha Superfamilia: Membracoidea

Familia: Cicadellidae
Subfamilia: Typhlocybinae
Tribus: Empoascini
Genus: Afroccidens
Species (4): A. allopatrica – A. lodosi – A. polleti – A. sympatrica

Name

Afroccidens Ghauri, 1969

• Type species: Afroccidens lodosi Ghauri, 1969

References

• Ghauri, M.S.K., 1969a. Two new sympatric species of a new leafhopper genus (Homoptera: Cicadelloidea) attacking cocoa in Ghana. Journal of Natural History. 3(1): 35-39 (original description).
• Ghauri, M.S.K., 1975b. Taxonomic notes on a collection of Cicadellidae from maize and light traps in the vicinity of crop fields in Nigeria. Journal of Natural History. 9(5): 481-493. (key).

Links

• Afroccidens - Taxon details in World Auchenorrhyncha Database