''Andixius'', is a genus of
planthopper
A planthopper is any insect in the infraorder Fulgoromorpha, in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha, a group exceeding 12,500 described species worldwide. The name comes from their remarkable resemblance to leaves and other plants of their environment ...
insects belonging to the family
Cixiidae. The genus contains 4 species. Three species found in
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
, the other species from
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
.
Description
Head distinctly narrower. Clypeus with distinct median carina. Legs simple. Tegmina long and tectiform.
Species
* ''
Andixius longispinus''
Zhi & Chen, 2018 - China
* ''
Andixius nupta''
Emeljanov & Hayashi, 2007 - Japan
* ''
Andixius trifurcus''
Zhi & Chen, 2018 - China
* ''
Andixius venustus''
(Tsaur & Hsu, 1991) - China
References
Auchenorrhyncha genera
Cixiidae
Insects of China
Insects of Japan
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