Delphacidae

Family of planthoppers

Delphacidae

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

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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.

## 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:

* 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

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

### Asiracinae

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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

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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

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

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Auth.: Wagner, 1963

* Anakelisia Wagner, 1963
* Kelisia Fieber, 1866

### Plesiodelphacinae

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Auth.: Asche, 1985 - neotropical

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

### Stenocraninae

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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

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Auth.: Asche, 1990 – SE Asia

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

### Subfamily not placed

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* †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

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

* Media related to Delphacidae at Wikimedia Commons

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Extant Hemiptera families

* Kingdom: Animalia
* Phylum: Arthropoda
* Class: Insecta
* Subclass: Pterygota
* Infraclass: Neoptera
* Superorder: Paraneoptera

Suborder Auchenorrhyncha

| Cicadomorpha|

| Cercopoidea
(froghoppers)|

* Aphrophoridae
* Cercopidae
* Clastopteridae
* Ischnorhinidae
* Machaerotidae

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Cicadoidea
(cicadas)|

* Cicadidae
* Tettigarctidae (hairy cicadas)

Membracoidea|

* Aetalionidae
* Cicadellidae (leafhoppers)
* Melizoderidae
* Membracidae (typical treehoppers, thorn bugs)
* Myerslopiidae

Fulgoromorpha
(planthoppers)|

| Fulgoroidea|

* Acanaloniidae
* Achilidae
* Achilixiidae
* Cixiidae
* Delphacidae
* Derbidae
* Dictyopharidae
* Eurybrachidae
* Flatidae
* Fulgoridae (lanternflies)
* Gengidae
* Hypochthonellidae
* Issidae
* Kinnaridae
* Lophopidae
* Meenoplidae
* Nogodinidae
* Ricaniidae
* Tettigometridae
* Tropiduchidae

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Suborder Sternorrhyncha

| Aleyrodoidea|

* Aleyrodidae (whiteflies)

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Aphidoidea
(aphids)|

* Aphididae

Coccoidea
(scale insects)|

* Aclerdidae
* Asterolecaniidae (pit scales)
* Beesoniidae (beesoniids)
* Carayonemidae (carayonemids)
* Cerococcidae (ornate pit scales)
* Coccidae (soft scales)
* Conchaspididae
* Dactylopiidae (cochineals)
* Diaspididae (armored scales)
* Eriococcidae (felt scales)
* Halimococcidae (pupillarial palm scales)
* Kermesidae
* Kerriidae (lac scales)
* Lecanodiaspididae (false pit scales)
* Margarodidae (cottony cushion scales, giant coccids, ground pearls)
* Micrococcidae (Mediterranean scales)
* Monophlebidae (giant scales)
* Ortheziidae (ensign scales)
* Phenacoleachiidae (phenacoleachiids)
* Phoenicococcidae (palm scales)
* Pseudococcidae (mealybugs)
* Putoidae (giant mealybugs)
* Stictococcidae (stictococcids)

Phylloxeroidea|

* Adelgidae (woolly conifer aphids)
* Phylloxeridae (phylloxerans)

Psylloidea|

* Aphalaridae
* Calophyidae
* Carsidaridae
* Homotomidae
* Phacopteronidae
* Psyllidae (jumping plant lice)
* Triozidae

Suborder Heteroptera (with Coleorrhyncha)

| Dipsocoromorpha|

* Ceratocombidae
* Dipsocoridae
* Hypsipterygidae
* Schizopteridae
* Stemmocryptidae

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Enicocephalomorpha|

| Enicocephaloidea|

* Aenictopecheidae
* Enicocephalidae (unique-headed bugs, gnat bugs)

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Gerromorpha
(semiaquatic bugs)|

| Gerroidea|

* Gerridae (water striders)
* Hermatobatidae
* Veliidae (riffle bugs)

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Hebroidea|

* Hebridae (velvet water bugs)

Hydrometroidea|

* Hydrometridae (marsh treaders or water measurers)
* Macroveliidae
* Paraphrynoveliidae

Mesovelioidea
(water treaders)|

* Madeoveliidae
* Mesoveliidae

| Leptopodomorpha|

* Saldidae (shore bugs)
* Leptopodidae (spiny shore bugs)
* Omaniidae
* Aepophilidae

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Nepomorpha
(true water bugs)|

| Corixoidea|

* Corixidae (water boatmen)

|

Nepoidea|

* Belostomatidae (giant water bugs)
* Nepidae (water scorpions, needle bugs)

Ochteroidea|

* Gelastocoridae (toad bugs)
* Ochteridae (velvety shore bugs)

Aphelocheiroidea|

* Aphelocheiridae
* Potamocoridae

Naucoroidea|

* Naucoridae (creeping water bugs)

Notonectoidea|

* Notonectidae (backswimmers)

Pleoidea|

* Helotrephidae
* Pleidae (pygmy backswimmers)

| Peloridiomorpha
(Coleorrhyncha)|

* Peloridiidae

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Cimicomorpha|

| Cimicoidea|

* Anthocoridae (minute pirate bugs or flower bugs)
* Cimicidae (bed bugs, bat bugs)
* Curaliidae (Curalium cronini)
* Joppeicidae
* Lasiochilidae
* Lyctocoridae
* Medocostidae
* Microphysidae
* Miridae (plant bugs, leaf bugs, grass bugs)
* Nabidae (damsel bugs)
* Pachynomidae
* Plokiophilidae
* Polyctenidae (old world bat bugs)
* Reduviidae (assassin bugs, wheel bugs, thread-legged bugs)
* Thaumastocoridae (royal palm bugs)
* Tingidae (lace bugs)
* Velocipedidae

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Pentatomomorpha|

| Aradoidea|

* Aradidae (flat bugs)
* Termitaphididae (termite bugs)

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Pentatomoidea
(shield bugs)|

* Urostylididae
* Acanthosomatidae (shield bugs)
* Tessaratomidae (giant shield bugs and relatives)
* Dinidoridae
* Cydnidae (burrowing bugs)
* Thaumastellidae
* Parastrachiidae
* Thyreocoridae (includes ebony bugs)
* Lestoniidae
* Phloeidae
* Scutelleridae (jewel bugs or metallic shield bugs)
* Plataspidae
* Pentatomidae (stink bugs)
* Canopidae
* Megarididae

Coreoidea|

* Alydidae (broad-headed bugs)
* Coreidae (squash bugs, leaf-footed bugs)
* Hyocephalidae
* Rhopalidae (scentless plant bugs)
* Stenocephalidae

Lygaeoidea|

* Artheneidae
* Berytidae (stilt bugs)
* Blissidae
* Colobathristidae
* Cryptorhamphidae
* Cymidae
* Geocoridae
* Henicocoridae
* Heterogastridae
* Idiostolidae
* Lygaeidae (milkweed bugs, true seed bugs)
* Malcidae
* Meschiidae
* Ninidae
* Oxycarenidae
* Pachygronthidae
* Rhyparochromidae (atypical seed bugs)
* Piesmatidae (ash-grey leaf bugs)

Pyrrhocoroidea|

* Pyrrhocoridae (red bugs, cotton stainers)
* Largidae (bordered plant bugs)

Note: Coleorrhyncha are a different clade from Heteroptera. Heteroptera with Coleorrhyncha were referred to as Prosorrhyncha.

Taxon identifiers

Delphacidae|

* Wikidata: Q2558803
* Wikispecies: Delphacidae
* ADW: Delphacidae
* AFD: DELPHACIDAE
* BioLib: 17066
* BOLD: 168666
* BugGuide: 111
* CoL: 932
* EoL: 5423
* EPPO: 1DELPF
* Fauna Europaea: 15890
* Fauna Europaea (new): b7954df8-7d07-4d25-a8ac-d03f6ccb5a57
* GBIF: 8498
* iNaturalist: 123608
* IRMNG: 105057
* ITIS: 109175
* NBN: NBNSYS0000159829
* NCBI: 33362
* NZOR: 6ec69963-82b6-4c32-af95-22b6bb80760a
* Open Tree of Life: 794665
* Paleobiology Database: 212293
* WoRMS: 503317

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