Delphacidae

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

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Asiracinae[edit]

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[edit]

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

Pseudaraeopus dalmatinus Horváth, 1922
Pseudaraeopus lethierryi (Mulsant & Rey, 1879)
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[edit]

Auth.: Wagner, 1963

Anakelisia Wagner, 1963
Kelisia Fieber, 1866

Plesiodelphacinae[edit]

Auth.: Asche, 1985 - neotropical

Burnilia Muir & Giffard, 1924
Plesiodelphax Asche, 1985

Stenocraninae[edit]

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[edit]

Auth.: Asche, 1990 – SE Asia

Neovizcaya Liang, 2002
Vizcaya Muir, 1917 - type genus

Subfamily not placed[edit]

†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[edit]

^ FLOW: Delphacidae Leach, 1815 (retrieved 14 December 2019)
^ 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

[1] FLOW: Delphacidae Leach, 1815 (retrieved 14 December 2019)

[2] ttp://delta-intkey.com/britin/hem/www/delphici.htm Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine Family description

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