Dictyopharidae is a

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

of planthoppers, related to the

Fulgoridae The family Fulgoridae is a large group of hemipteran insects, especially abundant and diverse in the tropics, containing over 125 genera worldwide. They are mostly of moderate to large size, many with a superficial resemblance to Lepidoptera due t ...

. The family comprises nearly 760 species in more than 150 genera which are grouped into two subfamilies, Dictyopharinae and Orgeriinae.

Description

HEMI Dictyopharidae Thanatodictya tillyardi 1

Like all other fulgoroids, they have the antennae arising on the side of the head below the compound eye (not between the eyes as in the Cicadoidea). Many species have an elongated frons. Those that do not have this elongation may have 2 or 3 carinae (keels). The median ocellus is absent.

Diversity

Genera are placed in two subfamilies:

Dictyopharinae

Authority: Onuki, 1901; selected genera include: * '' Dictyophara'' Germar, 1833 * '' Dictyotenguna'' Song & Liang * '' Miasa'' Distant, 1906 * '' Neodictya'' Synave, 1965 * '' Rhynchomitra'' Fennah, 1944 * '' Scolops'' Schaum, 1850 * '' Thanatodictya'' Kirkaldy, 1906

Orgeriinae

Authority: Fieber, 1872; the following genera, in four tribes, are included by ''BioLib.cz'':BioLib.cz: Orgeriinae Fieber, 1872 (retrieved 10 July 2021)
/ref> ;Almanini Kusnetzov, 1936 # '' Almana'' Stål, 1861 # '' Bursinia'' A. Costa, 1862 # '' Cnodalum'' Emeljanov, 1978 # '' Coppa'' Emeljanov, 1969 # '' Coppidius'' Emeljanov, 1969 # '' Haumavarga'' Oshanin, 1908 # '' Iphicara'' Emeljanov, 1978 # '' Mesorgerius'' Kusnezov, 1933 # '' Nymphorgerius'' Oshanin, 1913 # '' Orgamarella'' Emeljanov, 1969 # '' Parorgerioides'' Bergevin, 1928 # '' Scirtophaca'' Emeljanov, 1969 # '' Sphenarchus'' Emeljanov, 2003 # '' Tachorga'' Emeljanov, 1969 # '' Tigrahauda'' Oshanin, 1908 # '' Tilimontia'' Emeljanov, 1969 ;Colobocini Emeljanov, 1969 # '' Colobocus'' Emeljanov, 1969 ;Orgeriini Fieber, 1872 # '' Acinaca'' Ball & Hartzell, 1922 # '' Almanetta'' Emeljanov, 1999 # '' Aridia'' Ball & Hartzell, 1922 # '' Austrorgerius'' Woodward, 1960 # '' Deserta'' Ball & Hartzell, 1922 # '' Orgamara'' Ball, 1909 # '' Orgerius'' Stål, 1859 # '' Ticida'' Uhler, 1891 # '' Ticrania'' Emeljanov, 2006 # '' Timonidia'' Ball & Hartzell, 1922 # '' Yucanda'' Ball & Hartzell, 1922 # '' Kumlika'' Oshanin, 1912 # '' Ototettix'' Oshanin, 1912 ;Ranissini Emeljanov, 1969 # '' Elysiaca'' Emeljanov, 1969 # '' Parorgerius'' Melichar, 1912 # '' Phyllorgerius'' Kusnezov, 1928 # '' Ranissus'' Fieber, 1866 # '' Sphenocratus'' Horváth, 1910

Unplaced and fossil taxa

The following genera are ''

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'': * '' Mitropodes'' Baptista, Ferreira & Da-Silva, 2006 * '' Mozzela'' Baptista, Ferreira & Da-Silva, 2006 A number of species are known from the fossil record, which reaches back to the

Santonian The Santonian is an age in the geologic timescale or a chronostratigraphic stage. It is a subdivision of the Late Cretaceous Epoch or Upper Cretaceous Series. It spans the time between 86.3 ± 0.7 mya (million years ago) and 83.6 ± 0.7 mya. ...

age of the Late Cretaceous. The oldest fossil, '' Netutela annunciator'' belonging to the extinct dictyopharine tribe Netutelini, was described from Taymyr amber on the

Taymyr Peninsula The Taymyr Peninsula (russian: Таймырский полуостров, Taymyrsky poluostrov) is a peninsula in the Far North of Russia, in the Siberian Federal District, that forms the northernmost part of the mainland of Eurasia. Administrat ...

of Russia. Younger amber fossils include the amber genus '' Alicodoxa'' described from Eocene

Baltic Baltic may refer to: Peoples and languages * Baltic languages, a subfamily of Indo-European languages, including Lithuanian, Latvian and extinct Old Prussian *Balts (or Baltic peoples), ethnic groups speaking the Baltic languages and/or originati ...

and

Rovno amber Rivne amber, occasionally called Ukrainian amber, is amber found in the Rivne Oblast and surrounding regions of Ukraine and Belarus. The amber is dated between Late Eocene and Early Miocene, and suggested to be contemporaneous to Baltic amber. ...

s Compression fossil species include the

Ypresian In the geologic timescale the Ypresian is the oldest age or lowest stratigraphic stage of the Eocene. It spans the time between , is preceded by the Thanetian Age (part of the Paleocene) and is followed by the Eocene Lutetian Age. The Ypresian ...

'' Limfjordia breineri'' from the

Fur Formation The Fur Formation is a marine geological formation of Ypresian ( Lower Eocene Epoch, c. 56.0-54.5 Ma) age which crops out in the Limfjord region of Denmark from Silstrup via Mors and Fur to Ertebølle, and can be seen in many cliffs and quarries ...

in Denmark and the Priabonian '' Florissantia elegans'' from the

Florissant Formation The Florissant Formation is a sedimentary geologic formation outcropping around Florissant, Teller County, Colorado. The formation is noted for the abundant and exceptionally preserved insect and plant fossils that are found in the mudstones an ...

, Colorado.

References

External links

* {{Hemiptera, 1 Auchenorrhyncha families Fulgoromorpha