Dictyopharidae


Dictyopharidae is a family of planthoppers, related to the Fulgoridae. The family comprises nearly 760 species in more than 150 genera which are grouped into two subfamilies, Dictyopharinae and Orgeriinae.

Description

Like all other fulgoroids, they have the antennae arising on the side of the head below the compound eye. Many species have an elongated frons. Those that do not have this elongation may have 2 or 3 carinae. The median ocellus is absent.

Diversity

Genera are placed in two subfamilies:

[Dictyopharinae]

Authority: Onuki, 1901; selected genera include:Dictyophara Germar, 1833Dictyotenguna Song & LiangMiasa Distant, 1906Neodictya Synave, 1965Phylloscelis Germar, 1839Rhynchomitra Fennah, 1944Scolops Schaum, 1850Thanatodictya Kirkaldy, 1906

Orgeriinae

Authority: Fieber, 1872; the following genera, in four tribes, are included by BioLib.cz:
;Almanini Kusnetzov, 1936
  1. Almana Stål, 1861
  2. Bursinia A. Costa, 1862
  3. Cnodalum Emeljanov, 1978
  4. Coppa Emeljanov, 1969
  5. Coppidius Emeljanov, 1969
  6. Haumavarga Oshanin, 1908
  7. Iphicara Emeljanov, 1978
  8. Mesorgerius Kusnezov, 1933
  9. Nymphorgerius Oshanin, 1913
  10. Orgamarella Emeljanov, 1969
  11. Parorgerioides Bergevin, 1928
  12. Scirtophaca Emeljanov, 1969
  13. Sphenarchus Emeljanov, 2003
  14. Tachorga Emeljanov, 1969
  15. Tigrahauda Oshanin, 1908
  16. Tilimontia Emeljanov, 1969
;Colobocini Emeljanov, 1969
  1. Colobocus Emeljanov, 1969
;Orgeriini Fieber, 1872
  1. Acinaca Ball & Hartzell, 1922
  2. Almanetta Emeljanov, 1999
  3. Aridia Ball & Hartzell, 1922
  4. Austrorgerius Woodward, 1960
  5. Deserta Ball & Hartzell, 1922
  6. Orgamara Ball, 1909
  7. Orgerius Stål, 1859
  8. Ticida Uhler, 1891
  9. Ticrania Emeljanov, 2006
  10. Timonidia Ball & Hartzell, 1922
  11. Yucanda Ball & Hartzell, 1922
  12. Kumlika Oshanin, 1912
  13. Ototettix Oshanin, 1912
;Ranissini Emeljanov, 1969
  1. Elysiaca Emeljanov, 1969
  2. Parorgerius Melichar, 1912
  3. Phyllorgerius Kusnezov, 1928
  4. Ranissus Fieber, 1866
  5. Sphenocratus Horváth, 1910

Unplaced and fossil taxa

The following genera are incertae sedis:Mitropodes Baptista, Ferreira & Da-Silva, 2006Mozzela Baptista, Ferreira & Da-Silva, 2006
A number of species are known from the fossil record, which reaches back to the Santonian age of the Late Cretaceous. The oldest fossil, Netutela annunciator belonging to the extinct dictyopharine tribe Netutelini, was described from Taymyr amber on the Taymyr Peninsula of Russia. Younger amber fossils include the amber genus Alicodoxa described from Eocene Baltic and Rovno ambers Compression fossil species include the Ypresian Limfjordia breineri from the Fur Formation in Denmark and the Priabonian Florissantia elegans from the Florissant Formation, Colorado.