Delphacid

Delphacidae

Delphacidae

Family of planthoppers

Delphacidae is a family of planthoppers containing about 2000 species, distributed worldwide. Delphacids are separated from other "hoppers" by the prominent spur on the tibia of the hindleg.

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Diet and Pest species

All species are phytophagous, many occurring on various grasses. Some species are significant pests and important vectors for cereal pathogens; for example:

Subfamilies, tribes and selected genera

Fulgoromorpha Lists On the Web includes the following tribes and genera (complete lists where tribe unassigned):[1]

Asiracinae

Auth.: Motschulsky, 1863

  • Tribe Asiracini Motschulsky, 1863
  • Tribe Eodelphacini Emeljanov, 1995
  • Tribe Idiosystatini Emeljanov, 1995
  • Tribe Neopunanini Emeljanov, 1995
  • Tribe Platysystatini Emeljanov, 1995
  • Tribe Tetrasteirini Emeljanov, 1995
  • Tribe Ugyopini Fennah, 1979

Delphacinae

Auth.: Leach, 1815 - world-wide, selected genera:

  1. Pseudaraeopus dalmatinus Horváth, 1922
  2. Pseudaraeopus lethierryi (Mulsant & Rey, 1879)
  3. Pseudaraeopus sacchari (Muir, 1913)
  • Tribe Saccharosydnini Vilbaste, 1968
    • Lacertinella (Remes Lenicov & Rossi Batiz) 2011
    • Neomalaxa Muir, 1918
    • Pseudomacrocorupha Muir, 1930
    • Saccharosydne Kirkaldy, 1907
  • Tribe Tropidocephalini Muir, 1915

Kelisiinae

Auth.: Wagner, 1963

Plesiodelphacinae

Auth.: Asche, 1985 - neotropical

  • Burnilia Muir & Giffard, 1924
  • Plesiodelphax Asche, 1985

Stenocraninae

Auth.: Wagner, 1963

  • Embolophora Stål, 1853
  • Frameus Bartlett, 2010
  • Kelisicranus Bartlett, 2006
  • Obtusicranus Bartlett, 2006
  • Preterkelisia Yang, 1989
  • Proterosydne Kirkaldy, 1907
  • Stenocranus Fieber, 1866 - type genus
  • Stenokelisia Ribaut, 1934
  • Tanycranus Bartlett, 2010
  • Terauchiana Matsumura, 1915

Vizcayinae

Auth.: Asche, 1990 – SE Asia

  • Neovizcaya Liang, 2002
  • Vizcaya Muir, 1917 - type genus

Subfamily not placed

  • †Amagua Cockerell, 1924
  • Epunka Matsumura, 1935
  • Eunycheuma Yang, 1989
  • Hikona Matsumura, 1935
  • Jugodina Schumacher, 1915
  • Lauriana Ren & Qin, 2014
  • Megamelodes Le Quesne, 1960
  • Nephropsia Costa, 1862
  • Sogatodes Fennah, 1963
  • Unkana Matsumura, 1935

References

  1. [1]
    FLOW: Delphacidae Leach, 1815 (retrieved 14 December 2019)
  2. [2]
    http://delta-intkey.com/britin/hem/www/delphici.htm Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine Family description
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