ON THE COMPOSITION AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE FAMILY ACANALONIIDAE AMYOT ET SERVILLE (HOMOPTERA, FULGOROIDEA)
The composition of the family Acanaloniidae Amyot et Serville, 1843 is revised. According to the synapomorphies in the structure of male and female genitalia the family Acanaloniidae s. str. comprises 4 New World genera <i>Acanalonia </i>Spinola, 1839, <i>Batusa </i>Melichar, 1901, <i>Chlorochara </i>Stål, 1869, and <i>Philatis </i>Stål, 1862. <i>Galapagosana </i>Distant, 1909 and <i>Euthiscia </i>Van Duzee, 1923 are placed in synonymy under <i>Philatis </i>Stål, 1862. The taxonomic position of the genera <i>Aylaella </i>Demir et Ozdikmen, 2009 (replacement name pro <i>Perinetia </i>Lallemand et Synave, 1954), <i>Hemithiscia </i>Schmidt, 1912, <i>Paraphilatis </i>Melichar, 1912, <i>Parathiscia </i>Melichar, 1901, <i>Pseudothiscia </i>Schmidt, 1912, <i>Thinea </i>Melichar, 1912, and <i>Thiscia </i>Stål, 1862 is unclear and needs further study.