| Athenidelphax | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Infraorder: | Fulgoromorpha |
| Family: | Delphacidae |
| Subfamily: | Delphacinae |
| Tribe: | Delphacini |
| Genus: | Athenidelphax Bartlett, 2025 |
| Type species | |
| Athenidelphax kennedyae Bartlett, 2025 | |
| Diversity | |
| 1 species | |
Athenidelphax is a Costa Rican genus of delphacid planthoppers in the order Hemiptera. As of 2025 [update] , there is one described species in Athenidelphax, Athenidelphax kennedyae . It is superficially similar to brachypterous members in the genus Pissonotus , especially Pissonotus albivultus . [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). [1]
