Aplos

Aplos is a genus of issid planthopper with only one species, Aplos simplex.^[1][2][3][4] It can be found in most of the Eastern United States and is now found as an invasive species in Northern Italy and Austria.^[5] Aplos simplex was formerly listed under the genus Thionia.^[6]

nymph with iridescent wax tail

Adult

Aplos
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder:	Fulgoromorpha
Family:	Issidae
Subfamily:	Thioniinae
Tribe:	Thioniini
Subtribe:	Thioniina
Genus:	Aplos Gnezdilov, 2018
Species:	A. simplex
Binomial name
Aplos simplex (Germar, 1830)
Synonyms
Thionia simplex (Germar, 1830)