Family Kinnaridae - Kinnarid Planthoppers

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Range · Habitat · Life Cycle · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Cixiid on brittlebush (Encelia farinosa) - Oeclidius

UCRC_ENT 00123787 - Oeclidius carolus - female

UDCC_TCN 00102493 (HOLOTYPE) - Oeclidius carolus

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)

Superfamily Fulgoroidea

Family Kinnaridae (Kinnarid Planthoppers)

Explanation of Names

Kinnaridae Muir 1925

Numbers

single genus (Oeclidius) with 6 spp. in our area(1), >100 spp. in ~20 genera worldwide(2)

Range

in our area, w. NA(1)(3)

Habitat

some nymphs found on floor of cave in AZ and TX(4)(BG data)

Life Cycle

nymphal habits and host biology largely unknown. few host records (most of these on Asteraceae or Lamiaceae), with most species reported as monophagous (Wilson et al. 1994). Nymphs subterranean, with adults found on above-ground portions of plants, although adults have also been found on roots (Fennah 1980, Wilson et al. 1994).

See Also

similar to small Cixiidae in general appearance, and they share the row of spines on the second segment of the hind tarsomere and may have a median ocellus near the frontoclypeal suture. Unlike cixiids, females have a reduced ovipositor and abdominal tergites 7-9 are “chevron-shaped” wax-producing plates.(3)

Print References

Fennah R.G. (1980) New and little known Neotropical Kinnaridae (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea). Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 93: 674-696.

Wilson S.W., Mitter C., Denno R.F., Wilson M.R. (1994) Evolutionary patterns of host plant use by delphacid planthoppers and their relatives. Pp. 7-45 In: Denno R.F., Perfect T.J. (eds.) Planthoppers: Their ecology and management. Chapman and Hall, N.Y.

Internet References

Family page(3)

Works Cited

1.	Dmitriev D.A. (2003-) 3I interactive keys and taxonomic databases

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

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

4.	University of Texas Insect Collection (UTIC)

Contributed by Ted Kropiewnicki on 11 August, 2008 - 9:15pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 6 July, 2018 - 5:17pm

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