Achilixiidae

{{Short description|Family of true bugs}}

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The AchilixiidaeMuir FAG (1923) Achilixius, a new genus, constituting a new family of the Fulgoroidea (Homoptera). Philippine Journal of Science. Manila 22: 483–487. are a family of Fulgoromorpha (planthoppers); species may be found in the neotropical and Asian regions.{{cite journal|author=Wilson MR|title=The planthopper family Achilixiidae (Homoptera, Fulgoroidea): a synopsis with a revision of the genus Achilixius |journal=Systematic Entomology|year=1989|volume=14 |issue=4 |pages=487–506 |doi=10.1111/j.1365-3113.1989.tb00299.x }} They are closely related to Achilidae and are sometimes included under Achilidae as a subfamily. Like Achilidae, species generally feed on several species of plant though the nymph stage has been found to feed on fungus. Like other planthoppers, the immature stage is covered in a wax which may help protect it from predators.{{Cite journal |last1=Bartlett |first1=Charles |last2=O'Brien |first2=Lois |last3=Wilson |first3=Stephen |date=15 June 2014 |title=A REVIEW OF THE PLANTHOPPERS (HEMIPTERA: FULGOROIDEA) OF THE UNITED STATES |journal=Memoirs of the American Entomological Society |issue=50 |pages=9-10}} Achilixiidae are small or medium sized for planthoppers and are greatly compressed, not depressed like the Achilidae.{{Cite web |title=Classification of Achilixiidae – Planthoppers of North America |url=https://sites.udel.edu/planthoppers/classification-of-achilixiidae/ |access-date=2024-03-16 |language=en-US}}