REVSYS: Reclassification of the leafhopper subfamily Deltocephalinae (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) with emphasis on the polyphyletic tribe Athysanini

REVSYS：叶蝉亚科 Deltocephalinae（半翅目：叶蝉科）的重新分类，重点关注多系群 Athysanini

• 批准号: 0841612
• 负责人: Christopher Dietrich
• 金额: $ 27.83万
• 依托单位: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-07-01 至 2013-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0841612&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REVSYS; Reclassification; leafhopper; subfamily; Deltocephalinae

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).This project will produce the first user-friendly identification keys and global classification for the leafhopper subfamily Deltocephalinae, a diverse, economically and ecologically important group of plant-feeding insects, comprising 980 genera and 6329 species. The main goals are to: 1) compile and analyze morphological data for currently recognized genera; 2) assign genera to tribes, with particular emphasis on determining the correct placements of the 277 genera currently included in the large, poorly defined tribe Athysanini; 3) use the data to develop innovative, Internet-accessible interactive keys to tribes and genera; and 4) publish a revised classification, including descriptions, taxonomic lists, illustrations of morphological features useful for identification of all tribes and subtribes, and illustrated keys to tribes and to genera of Athysanini.The current lack of user-friendly identification tools for deltocephaline leafhoppers hinders attempts to track and manage invasive species and agricultural pests, as well as efforts to assess the conservation status of the native grassland biota, which is vulnerable to agricultural intensification and global climate change. Thus, by providing a more stable classification and facilitating identification of deltocephaline leafhoppers, this project will positively impact human welfare and conservation of biodiversity, in addition to facilitating future research on Deltocephalinae.

该奖项是根据2009年《美国复苏和再投资法案》(公法111-5)资助的。该项目将为斑叶蝉亚科制作第一个用户友好的识别密钥和全球分类，Deltocephalinae是一个多样化的、具有经济和生态重要性的植食性昆虫群体，包括980个属和6329个物种。主要目标是：1)汇编和分析目前已确认的属的形态数据；2)将属分配给部落，特别强调确定目前包括在定义不清的庞大部落中的277个属的正确位置；3)使用这些数据开发创新的、可通过互联网访问的部落和属的交互密钥；和4)公布修订的分类，包括描述、分类清单、有助于识别所有部落和亚部落的形态特征的插图，以及关于部落和蹄盖藻属的图解检索表。目前缺乏用户友好的三角头叶蝉鉴定工具，阻碍了追踪和管理入侵物种和农业害虫的努力，以及评估易受农业集约化和全球气候变化影响的本地草原生物群的保护状况的努力。因此，通过提供更稳定的分类和促进三角头叶蝉的鉴定，该项目将对人类福利和生物多样性保护产生积极影响，此外还将促进今后对三角叶蝉亚科的研究。