WHY THE TAXON HOMOPTERA DOES NOT EXIST

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  • P.J. Gullan The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15162/0425-1016/816

Abstract

WHY THE TAXON HOMOPTERA DOES NOT EXIST

Many researchers still use the name Homoptera for the higher taxon of any member of the Sternorrhyncha (Aleyrodoidea, Aphidoidea, Coccoidea and Psylloidea) or Auchenorrhyncha (Cercopoidea, Cicadoidea, Cicadelloidea and Fulgoroidea), or to refer collectively to the Sternorrhyncha plus Auchenorrhyncha. Recent work based on morphological and molecular studies provide phylogenetic evidence that the Homoptera is paraphyletic and therefore its use should be abandoned.

Key words: honeydew, ant-attended, sap-sucking, carnivory.

Biografia autore

P.J. Gullan, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia

Division of Botany and Zoology

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Pubblicato

2016-12-05

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V. 33 (1999)

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