 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source .(January 2026) |
| Athenidelphax | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Infraorder: | Fulgoromorpha |
| Family: | Delphacidae |
| Subfamily: | Delphacinae |
| Tribe: | Delphacini |
| Genus: | Athenidelphax Bartlett, 2025 |
| Species: | A. kennedyae |
| Binomial name | |
| Athenidelphax kennedyae Bartlett, 2025 | |
Athenidelphax is a Costa Rican genus of delphacid planthoppers in the order Hemiptera. As of 2025 [update] , Athenidelphax kennedyae is the only described species in Athenidelphax. It is superficially similar to brachypterous members in the genus Pissonotus , especially Pissonotus albivultus . It was found in the Tapanti National Park in the Cartago Province of Costa Rica. [1]
The name has two parts. It is firstly named after the Greek goddess Athena and secondly the genus Delphax , which translates to "young pig" in Greek. The "i" in between is there to connect the two parts in a pleasing way (euphony). The specific epithet for the species is a tribute to Ashley Kennedy, the man who collected the type specimens and a colleague of the author. [1]
