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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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Infraorder: | Fulgoromorpha |
| Superfamily: | Fulgoroidea |
| Family: | Delphacidae Leach, 1815 |
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Diet and Pest species edit
All species are phytophagous, many occurring on various grasses. Some species are significant pests and important vectors for cereal pathogens; for example:
- The rice brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens (Stål)
- The white-backed planthopper (rice), Sogatella furcifera (Horváth, 1899)
- The sugarcane planthopper, Perkinsiella saccharicida Kirkaldy, 1903
Subfamilies, tribes and selected genera edit
Fulgoromorpha Lists On the Web includes the following tribes and genera (complete lists where tribe unassigned):[1]
Asiracinae edit
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 edit
Auth.: Leach, 1815 - world-wide, selected genera:
- Tribe Delphacini Leach, 1815
- Aloha Kirkaldy, 1904
- Criomorphus Curtis, 1833
- Delphacinus Fieber, 1866
- Delphacodes Fieber, 1866 (synonym Delphax Latreille, 1807)
- Javesella Fennah, 1963
- Kakuna Matsumura, 1935
- Megamelus Fieber, 1866
- Metadelphax Wagner, 1963
- Muellerianella Wagner, 1963
- Muirodelphax Wagner, 1963
- Nilaparvata Distant, 1906
- Nothodelphax Fennah, 1963
- Paraliburnia Jensen-Haarup, 1917
- Prokelisia Osborn, 1905
- Pseudaraeopus Kirkaldy, 1904 (synonym Delphacodes Melichar, 1901) - southern Europe
- Pseudaraeopus dalmatinus Horváth, 1922
- Pseudaraeopus lethierryi (Mulsant & Rey, 1879)
- Pseudaraeopus sacchari (Muir, 1913)
- Sogatella Fennah, 1956
- Toya Distant, 1906
- Xanthodelphax Wagner, 1963[2]
Stenocranus minutus
- Tribe Saccharosydnini Vilbaste, 1968
- Lacertinella (Remes Lenicov & Rossi Batiz) 2011
- Neomalaxa Muir, 1918
- Pseudomacrocorupha Muir, 1930
- Saccharosydne Kirkaldy, 1907
- Tribe Tropidocephalini Muir, 1915
- Tropidocephala Stål, 1853
Kelisiinae edit
Auth.: Wagner, 1963
- Anakelisia Wagner, 1963
- Kelisia Fieber, 1866
Plesiodelphacinae edit
Auth.: Asche, 1985 - neotropical
- Burnilia Muir & Giffard, 1924
- Plesiodelphax Asche, 1985
Stenocraninae edit
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 edit
Auth.: Asche, 1990 – SE Asia
- Neovizcaya Liang, 2002
- Vizcaya Muir, 1917 - type genus
Subfamily not placed edit
- †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 edit
- ^ FLOW: Delphacidae Leach, 1815 (retrieved 14 December 2019)
- ^ http://delta-intkey.com/britin/hem/www/delphici.htm Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine Family description
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