Delphacidae is a family of

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s containing about 2000 species, distributed worldwide. Delphacids are separated from other "hoppers" by the prominent spur on the

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of the hindleg.

Diet and Pest species

All species are

phytophagous A herbivore is an animal anatomically and physiologically adapted to eating plant material, for example foliage or marine algae, for the main component of its diet. As a result of their plant diet, herbivorous animals typically have mouthpar ...

, many occurring on various

grass Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in law ...

es. Some species are significant pests and important vectors for

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s; for example: * The rice brown planthopper, '' Nilaparvata lugens'' (Stål) * The white-backed planthopper (rice), ''

Sogatella furcifera ''Sogatella furcifera'' is a species of planthopper in the family Delphacidae. It is a pest of sorghum ''Sorghum'' () is a genus of about 25 species of flowering plants in the grass family (Poaceae). Some of these species are grown as cereal ...

'' (Horváth, 1899) * The sugarcane planthopper, '' Perkinsiella saccharicida'' Kirkaldy, 1903

Subfamilies, tribes and selected genera

''Fulgoromorpha Lists On the Web'' includes the following

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and genera (complete lists where tribe unassigned):

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: * Tribe Delphacini Leach, 1815 ** ''

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'' Kirkaldy, 1904 ** '' Criomorphus'' Curtis, 1833 ** ''

Delphacinus ''Delphacinus'' is a genus of true bugs belonging to the family Delphacidae Delphacidae is a family of planthoppers containing about 2000 species, distributed worldwide. Delphacids are separated from other "hoppers" by the prominent spur on t ...

'' Fieber, 1866 ** '' Delphacodes'' Fieber, 1866 (synonym ''Delphax'' Latreille, 1807) ** '' Javesella'' Fennah, 1963 ** ''

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'' 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 ** '' Sogatella'' Fennah, 1956 ** '' Toya'' Distant, 1906 ** ''

Xanthodelphax ''Xanthodelphax'' is a genus of true bugs belonging to the family Delphacidae Delphacidae is a family of planthoppers containing about 2000 species, distributed worldwide. Delphacids are separated from other "hoppers" by the prominent spur on ...

'' Wagner, 1963http://delta-intkey.com/britin/hem/www/delphici.htm Family description Stenocranus minutus 06

* Tribe Saccharosydnini Vilbaste, 1968 **'' Lacertinella'' (Remes Lenicov & Rossi Batiz) 2011 **''Neomalaxa'' Muir, 1918 **''Pseudomacrocorupha'' Muir, 1930 **'' Saccharosydne'' Kirkaldy, 1907 * Tribe Tropidocephalini Muir, 1915 ** ''

Tropidocephala ''Tropidocephala''Stål C (1853)- ''Nya Genera bland Hemiptera. Ofversigt af Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar''. Stockholm 10: 259-267 66 is a genus of planthopper Hemiptera, bugs, typical of the Tribe (biology), tribe Tr ...

'' Stål, 1853

Kelisiinae

Auth.: Wagner, 1963 * ''

Anakelisia ''Anakelisia'' is a genus of true bugs belonging to the family Delphacidae Delphacidae is a family of planthoppers containing about 2000 species, distributed worldwide. Delphacids are separated from other "hoppers" by the prominent spur on t ...

'' Wagner, 1963 * ''

Kelisia ''Kelisia'' is a genus of delphacid planthoppers in the family Delphacidae. There are more than 50 described species in ''Kelisia''. Species These 56 species belong to the genus ''Kelisia'': * ''Kelisia asahinai'' Hori, 1982 * ''Kelisia axialis ...

'' Fieber, 1866

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 ''Stenocranus'' is a genus of delphacid planthoppers in the family Delphacidae. There are more than 70 described species in ''Stenocranus''. Species These 78 species belong to the genus ''Stenocranus'': * ''Stenocranus acutus'' Beamer, 1946 * ...

'' Fieber, 1866 - type genus * '' Stenokelisia'' Ribaut, 1934 * '' Tanycranus'' Bartlett, 2010 * '' Terauchiana'' Matsumura, 1915

Vizcayinae 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. Diet and Pest species All species are phytophagous, ...

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 ''Megamelodes'' is a genus of mostly European planthoppers erected by W. J. Le Quesne in 1960. Some authorities place this genus as '' incertae sedis'' within the Delphacidae, or it is included in the tribe Delphacini DelphacinaeLeach WE (1 ...

'' Le Quesne, 1960 * '' Nephropsia'' Costa, 1862 * '' Sogatodes'' Fennah, 1963 * '' Unkana'' Matsumura, 1935

References

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q2558803 Fulgoromorpha Auchenorrhyncha families