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Delphacidae

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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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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:

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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