Lophopidae is a family of fulgoroid plant-hoppers with most species found in tropical South America and Asia (two genera occur in Africa).
Characteristics
Most members of the family are characterized by the face being longer than wide with at least two lateral ridges (the median ridge/carina may be absent). The hind tibia can bear some spines, two to three (about four may be seen in the Eurybrachyidae). Lateral ocelli are present below the compound eye and slightly in front of it. The wings are broad and held somewhat flat and the wings are often patterned. The nymphs have two long tails and many members have slightly flattened front tibiae.
Subfamilies, tribes and genera
Two subfamilies are currently recognised; the Catalogue of Life and FLOW list:
Lophopinae
Auth.: Stål, 1866
- Tribe Elasmoscelini Melichar, 1915 (Africa, Asia: Japan, Indo-China, Java)
- Elasmoscelis Spinola, 1839
- Tribe Lophopini Stål, 1866 (Africa, Asia)
- Acothrura Melichar, 1915
- Corethrura Hope, 1843
- Katoma Baker, 1925
- Lacusa Stål, 1862
- Lophops Spinola, 1839 - type genus
- Paracorethrura Melichar, 1915
- Pitambara Distant, 1906
- Podoschtroumpfa Soulier-Perkins, 1998
- Pyrilla Stål, 1859
- Sarebasa Distant, 1909
- Serida Walker, 1857
Menoscinae
Auth.: Melichar, 1915; selected genera:
- Tribe Acarnini Baker, 1925 (PNG, Australia)
- Acarna Stål, 1863
- Magia Distant, 1907
- Zophiuma Fennah, 1955
- Tribe Carrioniini Emeljanov, 2013 (Central & South America: monotypic)
- Carrionia Muir, 1931
- Tribe Menoscini Melichar, 1915 (Indo-China, Malesia)
- Menosca Stål, 1870
- Tribe Virgiliini Emeljanov, 2013 (PNG, Philippines)
- Virgilia Stål, 1870
incertae sedis
- †Baninus Szwedo & Wappler, 2006
- Binaluana Soulier-Perkins & Stroinski, 2015 (Philippines)
- †Cintux Stroinski & Szwedo, 2012
- †Gesaris Szwedo, Stroinski & Lin, 2015
- Lacusa orientalis Liang, 2000 (S. China, Laos, Vietnam)
- †Ordralfabetix Szwedo, 2011
- Panegu Soulier-Perkins & Stroinski, 2016 (PNG)
- †Scoparidea Cockerell, 1920
- Silvispina Wang & Soulier-Perkins, 2016
References
External links
- Media related to Lophopidae at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Lophopidae at Wikispecies
