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{{Short description|Genus of true bugs}}
{{Automatic taxobox
|image=Ancyra Cambodia 2010.jpg
|image_caption=Head facing left; long filaments on wing tips, giving the appearance of a head facing right with antennae (in Cambodia)
|parent_authority=Schmidt, 1908
|taxon=Ancyra
|authority=White, 1845
|type_species=''[[Ancyra appendiculata]]''
|type_species_authority=White, 1845
}}

'''''Ancyra''''' is a small genus of [[planthopper]]s of the family [[Eurybrachidae]] and the only genus in the tribe '''Ancyrini'''. Species in this genus occur in southeast Asia.{{r|flow}}

==Description==
Members of the genus are well known for having a pair of prolonged filaments at the tips of the forewings that arise near a pair of small glossy spots; this creates the impression of a pair of antennae, with corresponding "eyes" (a remarkable case of [[automimicry]]).{{r|wickler1968}} The "false head" effect is further reinforced by the bugs' habit of walking backwards when it detects movement nearby, so as to misdirect predators to strike at its rear, rather than at its actual head.

==Taxonomy==
The genus ''Ancyra'' was first named in 1845 by Scottish zoologist [[Adam White (zoologist)|Adam White]].{{r|white1845|flow}} It is the only genus of the tribe Ancyrini (subfamily Platybrachinae, family Eurybrachidae).{{r|flowtribe}} The type species is ''[[Ancyra appendiculata]]'', the species name meaning ''bearing appendages''.{{r|flow|harris}}

===Species===
{{As of|2020}}, lists the following seven species in the genus ''Ancyra'':{{r|flow}}

*''[[Ancyra annamensis]]'' {{small|Schmidt, 1908}} – Vietnam
*''[[Ancyra appendiculata]]'' {{small|White, 1845}} – Myanmar
*''[[Ancyra histrionica]]'' {{small|Stål, 1863}} – Cambodia, Myanmar
*''[[Ancyra luangana]]'' {{small|Lallemand, 1928}}
*''[[Ancyra nigrifrons]]'' {{small|Schmidt, 1908}} – Malaysia
*''[[Ancyra vicina]]'' {{small|Lallemand, 1928}} – Vietnam
*''[[Ancyra xiengana]]'' {{small|Lallemand, 1928}}

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name=flow>Bourgoin Th. 2019. [https://www.hemiptera-databases.org/flow/?page=explorer&db=flow&lang=en&card=taxon&rank=genus&id=5233 ''Ancyra'' White, 1845]. FLOW (Fulgoromorpha Lists on The Web): a world knowledge base dedicated to Fulgoromorpha. Version 8. Accessed 30 August 2020.</ref>
<ref name=flowtribe>Bourgoin Th. 2019. [https://www.hemiptera-databases.org/flow/?page=explorer&db=flow&lang=en&card=taxon&rank=tribe&id=19736 Ancyrini Schmidt, 1908]. FLOW (Fulgoromorpha Lists on The Web): a world knowledge base dedicated to Fulgoromorpha. Version 8. Accessed 30 August 2020.</ref>
<ref name=harris>{{cite book |last1=Harris |first1=James G. |last2=Harris |first2=Melinda Woolf |title=Plant identification terminology: an illustrated glossary |date=2001 |publisher=Spring Lake Pub |location=Spring Lake, Utah |isbn=9780964022164 |edition=Second}}</ref>
<ref name=white1845>White A. 1845. [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2248355#page/58/mode/1up Descriptions of a new genus and some new species of Homopterous Insects from the East in the collection of the British Museum]. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. London 15: 34-37 [34].</ref>
<ref name=wickler1968>Wickler, W. 1968. Mimicry in plants and animals. McGraw-Hill, New York</ref>
}}

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[[Category:Fauna of Southeast Asia]]
[[Category:Eurybrachidae]]
[[Category:Auchenorrhyncha genera]]