Subfamily Delphacinae Jensen-Haarup, 1915

Museums

Regional Maps

• Delphacinae Jensen-Haarup, A.C. 1915. Danmarks Cikader. Flora og Fauna 1915: 97-104 [97].

  Type genus:

   Delphax Fabricius, 1798.
• Araeopinae Metcalf, Z.P. 1938. The Fulgorina of Barro Colorado and other parts of Panama. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 82: 277-423 [299] [invalid name].

  Type genus:

   Araeopus Spinola, 1839.

  Secondary source:

   International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1961. Opinion 602. Delphax Fabricius, 1798 (Insecta, Hemiptera); Interpretation under the Plenary Powers. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 18(4): 246–248 [246].

Introduction

This is by far the largest subfamiliy of the Delphacidae and, as far as is known, all are grass-feeding. The world's worst planthopper pests of grass crops such as rice, cereals, maize and sugar cane are in this group.

Diagnosis

The diagnostic feature of this subfamily is the shape of the hind tibial spur which is flattened and bears either a single tooth at the apex (tribe Tropidocephalini) or a long or short series of teeth along the outer margin (tribe Delphacini).

ID Keys

Fletcher, M.J. (2005). Illustrated Key to the subfamilies and tribes of the Family Delphacidae found in Australia (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea) http://www1.dpi.nsw.gov.au/keys/fulgor/delphacidae/delph00.htm

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