Infraorder Fulgoromorpha - Planthoppers

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Identification · Print References · Works Cited

Liburniella ornata nymph? - Liburniella ornata

Thionia quinquata nymph? - Thionia quinquata

Arizona Planthopper for ID - Anotia lineata

UDCC_TCN 00021287 - Scolops excultus - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)

Suborder Auchenorrhyncha (True Hoppers)

Infraorder Fulgoromorpha (Planthoppers)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

comprehensive treatment in (1); overhaul of higher classification in (2)

Numbers

>900 spp. in >170 genera of 13 families in 3 superfamilies in our area, >12,500 extant spp. in >2,200 genera of 21 families worldwide(3)

Identification

antennae inserted on the side of the "cheeks" below the eyes

antennae 3-segmented, antennomeres 1 & 2 thickened and round/egg-shaped, pedicel bearing a fine filamentous arista, the third segment

forewing with bifurcate ("Y"-shaped) anal vein

Visual guide to families (Bartlett 2007)

key to families(4)

late instar nymphs: key to families (except Kinnaridae) in (5)

Print References

(6)(7)

Works Cited

1.	A review of the planthoppers (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea) of the United States Bartlett C. R., O'Brien L. B. & Wilson S. W. 2014. Memoirs of the American Entomological Society 50: 1-287.

2.	Toward a new classification of planthoppers Hemiptera Fulgoromorpha: 1. What Do Fulgoridiidae Really Cover? Bourgoin T., Szwedo J. 2022. Ann. Zool. 72: 951-962.

3.	Bourgoin T. (2017) FLOW (Fulgoromorpha Lists on the Web): a world knowledge base dedicated to Fulgoromorpha. Version 8.

4.	Bartlett C.R. and contributors (2017-) Planthoppers of North America

5.	Immature insects, Vol. 1 Stehr F.W. 2011. Kendall Hunt Publishing. 768 pp.

6.	The Leafhoppers and Planthoppers L. R. Nault, J. G. Rodriguez. 1985. Wiley-Interscience.

7.	Planthoppers: Their ecology and management Denno R.F., Perfect J.T., eds. 1994. Chapman & Hall, NY. x+799 pp.

Contributed by Kyle Kittelberger on 6 September, 2020 - 9:28pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov, antarctica
Last updated 5 January, 2025 - 3:54pm

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