Xyphon

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

Xyphon is a genus of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae. There are at least seven described species in Xyphon. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Species

• 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. Archived from the original on 2018-04-12. 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.

External links

• Media related to Xyphon at Wikimedia Commons