Lophopidae Explained

Lophopidae is a family of fulgoroid plant-hoppers with most species found in tropical South America and Asia (two genera occur in Africa).^[1]

Characteristics

Most members of the family are characterized by the face being longer than wide with at least two lateral ridges (the median ridge/carina may be absent). The hind tibia can bear some spines, two to three (about four may be seen in the Eurybrachyidae). Lateral ocelli are present below the compound eye and slightly in front of it.^[2] The wings are broad and held somewhat flat and the wings are often patterned. The nymphs have two long tails and many members have slightly flattened front tibiae.^{[3] [4]}

Subfamilies, tribes and genera

Two subfamilies are currently recognised; the Catalogue of Life and FLOW list:

Lophopinae

Auth.: Stål, 1866

• Tribe Elasmoscelini Melichar, 1915 (Africa, Asia: Japan, Indo-China, Java)
  • Elasmoscelis Spinola, 1839
• Tribe Lophopini Stål, 1866 (Africa, Asia)
  • Acothrura Melichar, 1915
  • Corethrura Hope, 1843
  • Katoma Baker, 1925
  • Lacusa Stål, 1862
  • Lophops Spinola, 1839 - type genus
  • Paracorethrura Melichar, 1915
  • Pitambara Distant, 1906
  • Podoschtroumpfa Soulier-Perkins, 1998
  • Pyrilla Stål, 1859
  • Sarebasa Distant, 1909
  • Serida Walker, 1857

Menoscinae

Auth.: Melichar, 1915; selected genera:

• Tribe Acarnini Baker, 1925 (PNG, Australia)
  • Acarna Stål, 1863
  • Magia Distant, 1907
  • Zophiuma Fennah, 1955
• Tribe Carrioniini Emeljanov, 2013 (Central & South America: monotypic)
  • Carrionia Muir, 1931
• Tribe Menoscini Melichar, 1915 (Indo-China, Malesia)
  • Menosca Stål, 1870
• Tribe Virgiliini Emeljanov, 2013 (PNG, Philippines)
  • Virgilia Stål, 1870

incertae sedis

• • †Baninus Szwedo & Wappler, 2006
  • Binaluana Soulier-Perkins & Stroinski, 2015 (Philippines)
  • †Cintux Stroinski & Szwedo, 2012
  • †Gesaris Szwedo, Stroinski & Lin, 2015
  • Lacusa orientalis Liang, 2000 (S. China, Laos, Vietnam)
  • †Ordralfabetix Szwedo, 2011
  • Panegu Soulier-Perkins & Stroinski, 2016 (PNG)
  • †Scoparidea Cockerell, 1920
  • Silvispina Wang & Soulier-Perkins, 2016

Notes and References

1. https://flow.hemiptera-databases.org/flow/?page=explorer&db=flow&lang=en&card=taxon&rank=family&loading=1&id=276 FLOW: Lophopidae Stål, 1866
2. Cladistics . 17. 56–78 . 2001. 10.1006/clad.2000.0152. The Phylogeny of the Lophopidae and the Impact of Sexual Selection and Coevolutionary Sexual Conflict . Soulier-Perkins, Adeline . free .
3. Soulier-Perkins, Adeline. The Lophopidae (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha): Description of three new genera and key to the genera of the family. European Journal of Entomology. 95. 599–618. 1998.
4. Hamilton, K.G. Andrew. 2011. Making sense of Fulgoroidea (Hemiptera): new phylogenetic evidence. Cicadina. 12. 57–79.