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Achilus flammeus

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Red fungus bug
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha
Family: Achilidae
Genus: Achilus
Species:
A. flammeus
Binomial name
Achilus flammeus
Kirby, 1818
Achilus flammeus

Achilus flammeus, the red fungus bug, is a planthopper native to Australia, and accidentally introduced into Auckland, New Zealand.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Achilus flammeus Kirby, 1818". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of the Environment and Water Resources. Archived from the original on 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
  2. ^ Larivière, M.-C.; Fletcher, M.J.; Larochelle, A. 2010: Auchenorrhyncha (Insecta: Hemiptera): catalogue. Fauna of New Zealand, (63) extract and pdf
  3. ^ Turbott, Evan Graham; Woodward, Thomas E. (1954-01-01). "The Occurrence of Achilus flammeus Kirby in New Zealand (Hamoptera; Fulgoroidea; Achilidae)" (PDF). New Zealand Entomologist. 1 (4): 25–27. doi:10.1080/00779962.1954.9722733. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-10 – via Internet Archive.