Oxyrhachis (treehopper)

Oxyrhachis
Oxyrachis taranda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Membracidae
Tribe: Oxyrhachini
Genus: Oxyrhachis
Germar, 1833
Synonyms
  • Gangroneura [sic] Jacobi, 1910
  • Gongroneura Jacobi, 1910
  • Kombazama [sic] Distant, 1908
  • Kombazana Distant, 1908
  • Neoxiphistes Distant, 1914
  • Ouranorthus Buckton, 1905
  • Oxyrhachidia Melichar, 1903
  • Pedalion Buckton, 1903
  • Polocentrus Buckton, 1903
  • Xiphidia Goding, 1930
  • Xiphistes Stål, 1866
  • Xiphistoides Goding, 1931

Oxyrhachis is a genus of treehoppers in the subfamily Centrotinae. It was first described by Ernst Friedrich Germar in 1833, and is the only genus within the tribe Oxyrhachini.

Description and distribution

Species in this genus have been recorded from Africa, South and S.E. Asia;[1] they are typically 5-6.3 mm in length and are typically tan or dark brown.[2]

Species

The following species are recognized[1][3]:

References

  1. 1 2 Dmitriev, D.A.; Anufriev, G.A.; Bartlett, C.R.; et al. (eds.). "Oxyrhachis Germar, 1833". World Auchenorrhyncha Database. Retrieved August 7, 2026.
  2. ↑ Wallace, Matthew (April 7, 2004). Phylogeny and Systematics of the Treehopper Subfamily Centrotinae (Thesis). Retrieved July 6, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Oxyrhachis Germar, 1833". GBIF. Retrieved August 7, 2026.
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