Delphacidae

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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.

Delphacidae
Sulix tasmani
Delphacidae nymph
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha
Superfamily: Fulgoroidea
Family: Delphacidae
Leach, 1815
Subfamilies

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Diet and Pest species

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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

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

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

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

  1. Pseudaraeopus dalmatinus Horváth, 1922
  2. Pseudaraeopus lethierryi (Mulsant & Rey, 1879)
  3. Pseudaraeopus sacchari (Muir, 1913)

Kelisiinae

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Auth.: Wagner, 1963

Plesiodelphacinae

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Auth.: Asche, 1985 - neotropical

Stenocraninae

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Auth.: Wagner, 1963

Auth.: Asche, 1990 – SE Asia

Subfamily not placed

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References

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