Xyphon

Xyphon is a genus of sharpshooters in the family Cicadellidae. There are about seven described species in Xyphon.[1][2][3][4]

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

Species

These seven species belong to the genus Xyphon:

• 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. 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.
• Dmitriev, D. (2009). "Nymphs of some Nearctic leafhoppers (Homoptera, Cicadellidae) with description of a new tribe". ZooKeys. 29. doi:10.3897/zookeys.29.223.
• Moulds, M.S. (2005). "An Appraisal of the Higher Classification of Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea) with Special Reference to the Australian Fauna". Records of the Australian Museum. 57 (3): 375–446. ISSN 0067-1975.

External links

• Media related to Xyphon at Wikimedia Commons