Delphacidae Explained

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):^[1]

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) - southern Europe

1. Pseudaraeopus dalmatinus
2. Pseudaraeopus lethierryi
3. Pseudaraeopus sacchari

• • Sogatella Fennah, 1956
  • Toya Distant, 1906
  • Xanthodelphax Wagner, 1963^[2]
• 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

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

Notes and References

1. https://www.hemiptera-databases.org/flow/?page=explorer&db=flow&lang=en&card=taxon&rank=family&loading=1&id=5085 FLOW: Delphacidae Leach, 1815 (retrieved 14 December 2019)
2. http://delta-intkey.com/britin/hem/www/delphici.htm Family description