Family FULGORIDAE Duméril, 1820

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• Fulgorelle Duméril, A.M.C. 1820. Fulgore, Fulgora. Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles 17: 507-509 [509].

  Secondary source:

   Lallemand, V. 1963. Revision des Fulgoridae (Homoptera). Deuxième partie. Faunes Asiatique et Australienne. Memoires de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique. 2nd Series 75: 1-99 [5].

Introduction

The Fulgoridae are a mainly tropical group which includes the world's largest and most spectacular planthoppers. Bright colouration, particularly of the forewings, is a common feature, particularly in the SE Asian fauna and elongation of the head is common throughout the family, sometimes forming bizarre structures. They are generally known as lanternflies based on an erroneous belief that some species glow when they mate. The Australian fauna is relatively depauperate although recent work by Jerome Constant (RBINS, Belgium) is adding to the known fauna. The classification followed here is based on Lallemand (1963). Nagai and Porion (1996) used basically the same classification although they used the subfamily Lystrinae Spinola 1839 rather than subfamily Poiocerinae Haupt 1929 for the same taxonomic entity.

Diagnosis

In addition to their generally larger size, fulgorids can be differentiated from other planthopper families by the dense crossveins in the hind wings. This is usually visible without having the spread the wings. The Australian species are all more than 12 mm in length.

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

General References

Lallemand, V. 1963. Revision des Fulgoridae (Homoptera). Deuxième partie. Faunes Asiatique et Australienne. Memoires de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique. 2nd Series 75: 1-99

Nagai, S. & Porion, T. 1996. Fulgoridae 2. Catalogue illustré des faunes asiatique et australienne. 2 rue André Mellenne, 60280 Venette, France : Sciences Nat pp. 80.

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