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 lawns an ...

es. Some species are significant pests and important vectors for

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s; for example: * The rice brown planthopper, ''

Nilaparvata lugens The brown planthopper (BPH), ''Nilaparvata lugens'' (Stål) (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) is a planthopper species that feeds on rice plants (''Oryza sativa'' L.). These insects are among the most important pests of rice, which is the major staple cro ...

'' (Stål) * The white-backed planthopper (rice), '' Sogatella furcifera'' (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 Asiracinae is a subfamily of delphacid planthoppers in the family Delphacidae. There are at least 30 genera and 180 described species in Asiracinae, which probably has a world-wide distribution. Genera These 31 genera belong to the subfamily As ...

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 DelphacinaeLeach WE (1815) In: Brewster D d."Entomology". ''The Edinburgh Encyclopedia, vol. 9'', 57-172. is a subfamily of delphacid planthoppers in the family Delphacidae. There are at least 1,700 described species in Delphacinae.Bartlett C, W ...

Auth.: Leach, 1815 - world-wide, selected genera: * Tribe Delphacini Leach, 1815 ** ''

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'' Kirkaldy, 1904 ** '' Criomorphus'' Curtis, 1833 ** '' Delphacinus'' Fieber, 1866 ** '' Delphacodes'' Fieber, 1866 (synonym ''Delphax'' Latreille, 1807) ** ''

Javesella ''Javesella'' is a genus of delphacid planthoppers in 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 ...

'' Fennah, 1963 ** ''

Kakuna Kakuna may refer to: * Kakuna (Pokémon), a generation I Pokémon * Kakuna, Estonia, a village in Saaremaa * ''Kakuna'' (planthopper), a genus in the family Delphacidae {{disambiguation ...

'' Matsumura, 1935 ** '' Megamelus'' Fieber, 1866 ** ''

Metadelphax ''Metadelphax'' is a genus of delphacid planthoppers in the family Delphacidae. There are at least 5 described species in ''Metadelphax''.Bartlett C, Webb M (2014). "The planthopper genus Spartidelphax, a new segregate of Nearctic Delphacodes (He ...

'' Wagner, 1963 ** ''

Muellerianella ''Muellerianella'' is a genus of delphacid planthoppers in the family Delphacidae Delphacidae is a family of planthoppers containing about 2000 species, distributed worldwide. Delphacids are separated from other "hoppers" by the prominent spu ...

'' Wagner, 1963 ** ''

Muirodelphax ''Muirodelphax'' is a genus of delphacid planthoppers in 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 ...

'' Wagner, 1963 ** '' Nilaparvata'' Distant, 1906 ** ''

Nothodelphax ''Nothodelphax'' is a genus of delphacid planthoppers in 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 ...

'' Fennah, 1963 ** ''

Paraliburnia ''Paraliburnia'' is a genus of delphacid planthoppers in 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 ...

'' Jensen-Haarup, 1917 ** ''

Prokelisia ''Prokelisia'' is a genus of delphacid planthoppers in the family Delphacidae. There are about five described species in ''Prokelisia''. Species These five species belong to the genus ''Prokelisia'': * '' Prokelisia carolae'' Wilson, 1982 * '' P ...

'' Osborn, 1905 ** '' Pseudaraeopus'' Kirkaldy, 1904 - synonym '' Delphacodes'' Melichar, 1901 ** ''

Sogatella ''Sogatella'' is a genus of delphacid planthoppers in the family Delphacidae. There are more than 20 described species in ''Sogatella''. Species These 21 species belong to the genus ''Sogatella'': * '' Sogatella albofimbriata'' (Muir, 1926) * ...

'' Fennah, 1956 ** ''

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'' Distant, 1906 ** '' Xanthodelphax'' 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'' Stål, 1853

Kelisiinae

Auth.: Wagner, 1963 * '' Anakelisia'' Wagner, 1963 * '' Kelisia'' 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'' Fieber, 1866 - type genus * '' Stenokelisia'' Ribaut, 1934 * '' Tanycranus'' Bartlett, 2010 * '' Terauchiana'' Matsumura, 1915

Vizcayinae

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

Unkana ''Unkana'' is a genus of grass skippers, grass skipper in the family Hesperiidae. The genus is confined to the Indomalayan realm. Species *''Unkana ambasa'' (Moore,

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**''U. a. ambasa'' Sumatra, Malaya, Philippines, Java **''U. a. attina ...

'' Matsumura, 1935

References

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q2558803 Fulgoromorpha Auchenorrhyncha families