Anchon is a genus of treehoppers. The name is derived from Greek: ἀγκών (bend, elbow) referring to the characteristic bend in the backward facing horn that arises vertically from the pronotum and turns at a near-right-angle over the abdomen. Two anterior horns rise outwards to the sides in many species. Species in the genus are found in the Afrotropical, Palearctic, and Indomalayan regions. They are placed in the subfamily Centrotinae.[2]

Anchon
Anchon pilosum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Membracidae
Subfamily: Centrotinae
Tribe: Centrotini
Genus: Anchon
Buckton, 1903[1]
Type species
Centrotus nodicornis
Germar, 1835

Species in the genus include:

References

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  1. ^ Buckton, G.B. (1903). A monograph of the Membracidae. London: L. Reeve & Co. p. 214.
  2. ^ Cryan, Jason R.; Wiegmann, Brian M.; Deitz, Lewis L.; Dietrich, Christopher H.; Whiting, Michael F. (2004). "Treehopper trees: phylogeny of Membracidae (Hemiptera: Cicadomorpha: Membracoidea) based on molecules and morphology". Systematic Entomology. 29 (4): 441–454. Bibcode:2004SysEn..29..441C. doi:10.1111/j.0307-6970.2004.00260.x. ISSN 0307-6970. S2CID 83507006.
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