Family DICTYOPHARIDAE Spinola, 1839

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• Dictiophoroides Spinola, M. 1839. Essai sur les Fulgorelles, sous-tribu de la tribu des Cicadaires, ordre des Ryngotes. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 8: 133-337 [202].

  Type genus:

   Dictyophara Germar, 1833.

Introduction

The Family Dictyopharidae is well represented in Indonesia but not in the Australasian region, although the bright green Hasta hastata Kirkaldy and species of Thanatodictya Kirkaldy which are brown, are quite common in Australia. Dictyopharids are commonly collected from grass. Muir (1923) provided a classification for the family which recognised two subfamilies, the Dictyopharinae and the Orgeriinae. The Dictyopharinae were divided into three tribes, Dictyopharini, Dichopterini and Cladyphini while the Orgeriinae were divided into two tribes, the Lynciini and the Orgeriini. Emeljanov (1979) revised this classification and Emeljanov (2008) made some modifications to this while adding a number of new taxa from Australia. All the species in Australia belong to the subfamily Dictyopharinae except for the single Australian species Austrorgerius collinus Woodward which was described in the subfamily Orgeriinae but whose placement is problematic.

Diagnosis

The tegmen has no costal area, or a very narrow one without transverse veins; the claval vein does not reach the apex of the clavus. Besides the lateral margins, the frons generally has two or three median longitudinal carinae. The periandrium is large, often funnel shaped, membraneous or semi-membraneous, and often has the apical margin divided into lobes. The penis is a short tube or ring with two long processes, very similar to the type found in the Fulgoridae. (Muir 1923)

Head prolonged in front; Apical segment of rostrum much longer than wide. Forewing usually macropterous, sometimes brachypterous; if macropterous, claval veins entering hind margin before apex of clavus which is usually closed distally or, if open, without numerous crossveins between anal veins; claval veins of forewing not granulate. Apex of 2nd segment of hind tarsi truncate or emarginate, with a ventral row of three or more small spines which may be dark or pale. Apex of tibia lacking movable spur.

ID Keys

Fletcher, M.J. (1999) Identification key and checklists for the Planthoppers of Australia and New Zealand (Superfamily Fulgoroidea) https://idtools.dpi.nsw.gov.au/keys/fulgor/index.html

Diagnosis References

Muir, F. 1923. On the classification of the Fulgoroidea (Homoptera). Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 5: 205-247 [229–230]

General References

Emeljanov, A.F. 2008. New Genera and New Species of the Family Dictyopharidae (Homoptera), with Notes on the Systematics of the Subfamily Dictyopharinae. Entomological Review (English translation of Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie) 87(2): 360-396

Muir, F. 1923. On the classification of the Fulgoroidea (Homoptera). Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 5: 205-247

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