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Delphacid Planthoppers
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Delphacid Planthoppers

Delphacidae

Delphacidae is a family of planthoppers containing about 2000 species, distributed worldwide. Delphacids are separated from other "hoppers" by the prominent spur on the tibia of the hindleg. All species are phytophagous, many occurring on various grasses, and some are important vectors for cereal pathogens. The brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens (Stål), is an example.

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6 branches of this family, most-observed first

Delphacinae

subfamilyDelphacinae

Stenocraninae

subfamilyStenocraninae

Asiracinae

subfamilyAsiracinae

Kelisiinae

subfamilyKelisiinae

Plesiodelphacinae

subfamilyPlesiodelphacinae

Vizcayinae

subfamilyVizcayinae

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Recorded sightings

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 123608.