Tettigometridae Explained

The Tettigometridae^[1] are a family of Fulgoromorpha (planthoppers), with an Old World species distribution.

Subfamilies, tribes and genera

Fulgoromorpha Lists On the Web includes the following:^[2]

Egropinae

Auth.: Baker, 1924 (West Africa, Indo-China, Malesia)

• tribe Cyranometrini Bourgoin, 1987
  • Cyranometra Bourgoin, 1987
• tribe Egropini Baker, 1924
  • Egropa Melichar, 1903
  • Megaloplastinx Schmidt, 1912

Nototettigometrinae

Auth.: Bourgoin, 2018

• Apohilda Bourgoin, 1986
• Euphyonarthex Schmidt, 1912
• Hildadina Bourgoin, 1986
• Megahilda Fennah, 1959
• Nototettigometra Muir, 1924
• Raatzbrockmannia Schmidt, 1924

Phalixinae

Auth.: Ghauri, 1964 (central Africa)

• Phalix Fennah, 1952

Tettigometrinae

Auth.: Germar, 1821

• tribe Plesiometrini Bourgoin, 2018
  • Mesohilda Fennah, 1952
  • Parahilda Knight, 1964
  • Plesiometra Bourgoin, 1986
• tribe Tettigometrini Germar, 1821
  • Tettigometra Latreille, 1804 - type genus

Notes and References

1. Germar EF (1821) Bemerkungen über einige Gattungen der Cicadarien. Magazin der Entomologie. Halle 4: 1-106 [6].
2. https://www.hemiptera-databases.org/flow/?page=explorer&db=flow&lang=en&card=taxon&rank=family&loading=1&id=5083 Fulgoromorpha Lists On the Web (FLOW): Tettigometridae Germar, 1821 (retrieved 15 December 2019)