Ischnorhinidae is the second largest family of Cercopoidea, a

xylem Xylem is one of the two types of transport tissue (biology), tissue in vascular plants, the other being phloem; both of these are part of the vascular bundle. The basic function of the xylem is to transport water upward from the roots to parts o ...

-feeding insect group, formerly included in the family

Cercopidae Cercopidae are the largest family of Cercopoidea, a xylem-feeding insect group, commonly called froghoppers. They belong to the hemipteran suborder Auchenorrhyncha. A 2023 phylogenetic study of the family suggested the elevation of the New Worl ...

, and similarly commonly called froghoppers.

Taxonomy

They belong to the

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n suborder

Auchenorrhyncha The Auchenorrhyncha suborder of the Hemiptera contains most of the familiar members of what was called the "Homoptera" – groups such as cicadas, leafhoppers, treehoppers, planthoppers, and spittlebugs. The aphids and scale insects are the o ...

. A 2023 phylogenetic study of the superfamily indicated the elevation of the New World cercopid subfamily Ischnorhininae to full family status as Ischnorhinidae was necessaryin order to create a monophyletic

, thereby now restricted exclusively to the Old World. This was based on the closer phylogenetic ties of Ischnorhinidae to

Machaerotidae Machaerotidae are a family of bugs in the superfamily Cercopoidea which were formerly placed within Cercopidae. They are sometimes called tube-forming spittle-bugs as the nymphs form a calcareous tube within which they live. These bugs are main ...

than to the remaining Cercopidae. The Cercopidae '' senso stricto'' was then divided into two monophyletic subfamilies, Cercopinae and Cosmoscartinae, each with a number of tribes.

Tribes and genera

Tribe Ischnorhinini *'' Baetkia'' *'' Choconta'' *'' Homalogrypota'' *'' Huaina'' *'' Iphirhina'' *'' Ischnorhina'' *'' Laccogrypota'' *'' Neolaccogrypota'' *'' Neosphenorhina'' *'' Schistogonia'' *'' Sphenoclypeana'' *'' Tiodus'' *'' Typeschata'' Tribe Neaenini *'' Helioptera'' *'' Hemitomaspis'' *''

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'' *'' Menytes'' *'' Neaenus'' *'' Simorhina'' *'' Tomaspisinella'' *'' Zuata'' Tribe Tomaspini *'' Aeneolamia'' *'' Aracamunia'' *'' Bradypteroscarta'' *'' Carachata'' *'' Carpentiera'' *'' Catrimania'' *'' Chinana'' *'' Deois'' *'' Deoisella'' *'' Ferorhinella'' *'' Gervasiella'' *'' Hemiplagiophleboptena'' *'' Hyalotomaspis'' *'' Hyboscarta'' *'' Isozulia'' *'' Kanaima'' *'' Korobona'' *'' Lujana'' *'' Mahanarva'' *'' Makonaima'' *'' Maxantonia'' *'' Monecphora'' *'' Neomonecphora'' *'' Notozulia'' *'' Ocoaxo'' *'' Olcotomaspis'' *'' Orodamnis'' *'' Pachacanthocnemis'' *'' Panabrus'' *'' Plagiophleboptena'' *'' Prosapia'' *''

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'' *'' Sphenorhina'' *'' Tapaiuna'' *'' Tomaspis'' *'' Tomaspisina'' *'' Tropidorhinella'' *'' Tunaima'' *'' Urubaxia'' *'' Vorago'' *''

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References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q132228140 Cercopoidea Auchenorrhyncha families