Trichome

Dictyopharidae
Temporal range: Santonian - Recent
Dictyophara species
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha
Superfamily: Fulgoroidea
Family: Dictyopharidae
Spinola, 1839

Dictyopharidae is a family of planthoppers, related to the Fulgoridae. The family comprises nearly 760 species in more than 150 genera[1] which are grouped into two subfamilies, Dictyopharinae and Orgeriinae.

Description[edit]

Thanatodictya tillyardi

Like all other fulgoroids, they have the antennae arising on the side of the head below the compound eye (not between the eyes as in the Cicadoidea). Many species have an elongated frons. Those that do not have this elongation may have 2 or 3 carinae (keels). The median ocellus is absent.[2]

Diversity[edit]

Genera are placed in two subfamilies:

Dictyopharinae[edit]

Authority: Onuki, 1901; selected genera include:

Orgeriinae[edit]

Almana longipes
Parorgerius platypus

Authority: Fieber, 1872; the following genera, in four tribes, are included by BioLib.cz:[3]

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[edit]

The following genera are incertae sedis:

  • Mitropodes Baptista, Ferreira & Da-Silva, 2006
  • Mozzela 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.[4] Younger amber fossils include the amber genus Alicodoxa described from Eocene Baltic and Rovno ambers[5] Compression fossil species include the Ypresian Limfjordia breineri from the Fur Formation in Denmark and the Priabonian Florissantia elegans from the Florissant Formation, Colorado.[4]

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