Delphacidae

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
The white-backed planthopper, Sogatella furcifera
The sugarcane planthopper, Perkinsiella saccharicida Kirkaldy, 1903

Subfamilies, tribes and selected genera

Fulgoromorpha Lists On the Web includes the following tribes and genera :

[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
* 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 - southern Europe
*# Pseudaraeopus dalmatinus
*# Pseudaraeopus lethierryi
*# Pseudaraeopus sacchari
* Sogatella Fennah, 1956
* Toya Distant, 1906
* Xanthodelphax Wagner, 1963
Tribe Saccharosydnini Vilbaste, 1968
*Lacertinella 2011
*Neomalaxa Muir, 1918
*Pseudomacrocorupha Muir, 1930
*Saccharosydne Kirkaldy, 1907
Tribe Tropidocephalini Muir, 1915
* Tropidocephala Stål, 1853

Kelisiinae

Auth.: Wagner, 1963Anakelisia Wagner, 1963Kelisia Fieber, 1866

Plesiodelphacinae

Auth.: Asche, 1985 - neotropicalBurnilia Muir & Giffard, 1924Plesiodelphax Asche, 1985

Stenocraninae

Auth.: Wagner, 1963Embolophora Stål, 1853Frameus Bartlett, 2010

Kelisicranus Bartlett, 2006Obtusicranus Bartlett, 2006Preterkelisia Yang, 1989Proterosydne Kirkaldy, 1907Stenocranus Fieber, 1866 - type genusStenokelisia Ribaut, 1934Tanycranus Bartlett, 2010Terauchiana Matsumura, 1915

[Vizcayinae]

Auth.: Asche, 1990 – SE AsiaNeovizcaya Liang, 2002Vizcaya Muir, 1917 - type genus

Subfamily not placed

†Amagua Cockerell, 1924Epunka Matsumura, 1935Eunycheuma Yang, 1989Hikona Matsumura, 1935Jugodina Schumacher, 1915Lauriana Ren & Qin, 2014Megamelodes Le Quesne, 1960Nephropsia Costa, 1862Sogatodes Fennah, 1963Unkana Matsumura, 1935