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 (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.
Diversity Genera are placed in two subfamilies:
Dictyopharinae Authority: Onuki, 1901; selected genera include: Dictyophara Germar, 1833 Dictyotenguna Song & Liang Miasa Distant, 1906 Neodictya Synave, 1965 Phylloscelis Germar, 1839 Rhynchomitra Fennah, 1944 Scolops Schaum, 1850 Thanatodictya Kirkaldy, 1906
Orgeriinae
Authority: Fieber, 1872; the following genera, in four tribes, are included by BioLib.cz:BioLib.cz: Orgeriinae Fieber, 1872 (retrieved 10 July 2021)
Almanini Kusnetzov, 1936 Almana Stål, 1861 Bursinia A. Costa, 1862 Cnodalum Emeljanov, 1978 Coppa Emeljanov, 1969 Coppidius Emeljanov, 1969 Haumavarga Oshanin, 1908 Iphicara Emeljanov, 1978 Mesorgerius Kusnezov, 1933 Nymphorgerius Oshanin, 1913 Orgamarella Emeljanov, 1969 Parorgerioides Bergevin, 1928 Scirtophaca Emeljanov, 1969 Sphenarchus Emeljanov, 2003 Tachorga Emeljanov, 1969 Tigrahauda Oshanin, 1908 Tilimontia Emeljanov, 1969 Colobocini Emeljanov, 1969 Colobocus Emeljanov, 1969 Orgeriini Fieber, 1872 Acinaca Ball & Hartzell, 1922 Almanetta Emeljanov, 1999 Aridia Ball & Hartzell, 1922 Austrorgerius Woodward, 1960 Deserta Ball & Hartzell, 1922 Orgamara Ball, 1909 Orgerius Stål, 1859 Ticida Uhler, 1891 Ticrania Emeljanov, 2006 Timonidia Ball & Hartzell, 1922 Yucanda Ball & Hartzell, 1922 Kumlika Oshanin, 1912 Ototettix Oshanin, 1912 Ranissini Emeljanov, 1969 Elysiaca Emeljanov, 1969 Parorgerius Melichar, 1912 Phyllorgerius Kusnezov, 1928 Ranissus Fieber, 1866 Sphenocratus Horváth, 1910
Unplaced and fossil taxa 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. 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.
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