Family Delphacidae Leech, 1815

Subfamily Delphacinae Leech, 1815

Tribe Delphacini Leech, 1815

Distribution: Caribbean and Northern South America

Type species (in original combination): Megamelus albidens havanensis Crawford, 1914

Recognized species

There are only two species in the genus.

Anchidelphax albidens (Crawford, 1914: 622) - Brazil

Anchidelphax havanensis (Crawford, 1914: 622) - Cuba, Jamaica, Martinique, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia

Hosts: Unknown, but presumably grasses.

I have collected a few specimens in the British West Indies sweeping grasses in the vicinity of salt ponds.

Economic Importance: Limited.

Recognition

Infrequently encountered.  Pale with downcurved aedeagus and lateral flange on lateral margin of pygofer.  At least one undescribed Central American species.

Anchidelphax havanensis - Pale, sometimes with an orange cast.  Male genitalia is unusual with sharply downcurved aedeagus and lateral flange on male pygofer.

Male macropter:

Female brachypter

Anchidelphax albidens is not available for photography at this time.

Terminalia of Anchidelphax albidens from Muir & Giffard 1024

Websites: This genus is not on bugguide.  Anchidelphax is here on Discover Life. 

Molecular resources: None.

Selected references

Caldwell, J. S. and L. F. Martorell. 1951 [dated1950]. Review of the Auchenorynchous [sic] Homoptera of Puerto Rico. Part II. The Fulgoroidea except Kinnaridae. Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico 34(2): 133-269.

Crawford, D. L. 1914a. A contribution toward a monograph of the homopterous insects of the family Delphacidae of North and South America. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 46: 557-640, plus 6 plates.

Fennah, R. G. 1965. New Species of Fulgoroidea (Homoptera) from the West Indies. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society, London 117(4): 95-126.

Muir, F.A.G. and Giffard, W. M. 1924a.. Studies in North American Delphacidae. Bulletin of the Experiment Station of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association, Entomological series no. 15: 1-53.