Delphacidae

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, 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

''Fulgoromorpha Lists On the Web'' includes the following tribes 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
** ''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
** ''Sogatella'' Fennah, 1956
** ''Toya'' Distant, 1906
** '' Xanthodelphax'' Wagner, 1963http://delta-intkey.com/britin/hem/www/delphici.htm Family description
* 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'' Matsumura, 1935

References

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Fulgoromorpha
Auchenorrhyncha families