Falcidius Explained

Falcidius is a genus of planthoppers in the family Issidae.

Distribution

This genus includes 10 species distributed only in the Mediterranean region: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Malta, Southern Italy (including Sicily), and Southern France.^[1]

Species

• Falcidius apterus (Fabricius, 1794)
• Falcidius chlorizans (Rey, 1891)
• Falcidius diphtheriopsis Bergevin, 1919
• Falcidius doriae (Ferrari, 1884)
• Falcidius duffelsicus Dlabola, 1982
• Falcidius ebejeri Gnezdilov & Wilson, 2008
• Falcidius hannibal Gnezdilov & Wilson, 2008
• Falcidius limbatus (A. Costa, 1864)
• Falcidius marocanus Bergevin, 1923
• Falcidius scipionis Gnezdilov & Wilson, 2008

Notes and References

1. V.M. Gnezdilov, M.R. Wilson (2008) Revision of the genus Falcidius Stål (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Issidae). J. Nat. Hist. 42: 1447-1475