Family Cixiidae

Subfamily Cixiinae

Tribe Cixiini Spinola, 1839

Genus Asotocixius Kramer, 1983

Type species:  Asotocixius diopter Kramer, 1983.

Synonyms: None.

Distribution: Southwestern US

Recognized species

There is a single species in this genus

Asotocixius diopter Kramer, 1983 - USA: AZ, CA, NV

Economic Importance:

Limited - species is infrequently encountered.

Known host plants: 

None

Hosts from Wilson et al. 1994; plant names from USDA PLANTS or Tropicos.

Recognition:

Mesonotum with 3 carinae, posterior portion of head not incised (Cixiini), hind tibiae without lateral spines, tegulae not hidden, median carina of frons present; all carinae present on vertex.

Asotocixius diopter (all photographs by Kimberley Shropshire, University of Delaware)

Collecting

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Molecular resources: As of this writing, there are no molecular data for this genus on Barcode of Life or Genbank.

Selected references:

Kramer, J. P. 1983. Taxonomic study of the planthopper family Cixiidae in the United States (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 109: 1-57.

Wilson, S. W., C. Mitter, R. F. Denno, and M. R. Wilson.1994. Evolutionary patterns of host plant use by delphacid planthoppers and their relatives. In: R. F. Denno and T. J. Perfect, (eds.). Planthoppers: Their Ecology and Management. Chapman and Hall, New York. Pp. 7-45 & Appendix