| Diceroptera | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Infraorder: | Fulgoromorpha |
| Family: | Issidae |
| Subfamily: | Thioniinae |
| Tribe: | Thioniini |
| Genus: | Diceroptera Gnezdilov, 2011 |
| Species: | D. humboldti |
| Binomial name | |
| Diceroptera humboldti Gnezdilov, 2011 | |
Diceroptera is a genus of issid planthopper with one species, Diceroptera humboldti. It can be found in Venezuela. [1] [2] [3]
Issidae is a family of planthoppers described by Spinola in 1839, belonging to the order Hemiptera, suborder Auchenorrhyncha superfamily Fulgoroidea.
Nogodinidae is a family of planthoppers. They have membranous wings with delicate venation and can be confused with members of other Fulgoroid families such as the Issidae and Tropiduchidae. Some authors treat it as a subfamily of the Issidae. Some of their key features are a frons ("face") that is longer than wide and a reticulate wing venation. They are less than 2 cm long. The antenna arises well below the eye, has the base clubbed and flagellum unsegmented. The lateral ocelli are outside the margins of the face. The face has carinae on the edge. On the hind leg, the second tarsal segment has an apical spine arising from it. The tibia of the hind leg also has spines towards the tip. An important family character is found in the shape of the male genital structure, a style that is longer than broad. Most members of this family are forest species.
Caliscelidae is a family of planthoppers, sap-sucking insects that belong to the order Hemiptera, suborder Auchenorrhyncha and superfamily Fulgoroidea. They are somewhat anomalous and have often been included within the family Issidae. Studies made in 2013 of the phylogeny of the Issidae and other groups using molecular techniques support the treatment of the group as a separate family. Sexual dimorphism can be marked. Some members of the family are called piglet bugs due to the shape of their snout. A particularly aberrant genus described in 2011 from India, Formiscurra, has males that resemble ants.
Falcidius is a genus of planthoppers in the family Issidae.
Lycorma is a genus of planthoppers native to Asia. The first species within the genus was described by Frederick William Hope in 1843 and the genus was formally established by Carl Stål in 1863.
The Elicini are a tribe of planthoppers in the family Tropiduchidae. The type genus is Elica.
Aplos is a genus of issid planthopper with only one species, Aplos simplex. Aplos simplex was formerly listed under the genus Thionia.
Elicinae is a subfamily of tropiduchid planthoppers in the family Tropiduchidae, with Elica the type genus.
Acanaloniidae is a family of planthoppers. It is sometimes treated as a subfamily of Issidae.
Formiscurra is a genus of planthopper in the family Caliscelidae with two species: Formiscurra indicus of southern India and Formiscurra atlas from southwestern Ethiopia. Like others of its family they have short wings, suck plant sap and escape by leaping. The species shows great sexual dimorphism. The males of this half centimeter-long insect have an enlarged lobe in front of its head, the frons or metope, giving it an ant-like appearance. Females do not have such an enlarged structure but have a slightly long snout and differ slightly in body shape. The species is found mainly on low vegetation in open scrub and grass habitats. It has been suggested, based on the Afro-Indian distribution, that the ancestral species of this and other genera, Chirodisca and Rhinogaster, evolved in Eurasia and spread to Africa 5-7 million years ago when the Tethys sea closed and thus their ancestors would have been part of the late Miocene Hipparion fauna.
Cheiloceps is a genus of planthoppers in the family Issidae. Cheiloceps was described as a genus by Uhler, 1895, downgraded by Fennah, 1955 to a subgenus of Thionia; then restored to genus status by Gnezdilov, 2018.
Thioniina is a subtribe of planthoppers in the tribe Thioniini. It contains 4 genera.
Fowlerium is a genus of planthoppers in the family Issidae. They are native to the Southwestern United States and Mexico.
Fowlerium acutum is a species of planthopper in the family Issidae. They are native to central Texas and Oklahoma.
Waorania is the only genus of issid planthopper in the subtribe Waoraniina. The first two species in the genus were discovered in the forests of Ecuador.
Amnisa is a genus of issid planthopper in the family Issidae and are native to Brazil.
Dracela is a genus of issid planthopper in the family Issidae and can be found in northern South America and southern Central America.
Oronoqua is a genus of issid planthopper in the family Issidae and can be found in the northern Neotropics. The difference in fore and hind wing venations between species of Oronoqua and the other genera in Thioniini led to a subtribe Oronoquina being erected.
Paranipeus is a genus of issid planthopper containing one species, Paranipeus latipes, native to Brazil.
Thioniamorpha is a genus of issid planthopper with one species, Thioniamorpha marmorata, found in Panama.