Poiocerinae can be distinguished from other fulgorid subfamilies by combinations of genitalia morphology and wing venation patterns, though specific diagnostic characters vary among tribes. Members of the tribe Poiocerini have been historically subdivided into subtribes based on head morphology, but these groupings are no longer formally recognized. The genus Poiocera serves as the type genus for the subfamily. Identification to genus level often requires examination of male genitalia and detailed wing venation.

Primarily tropical and subtropical environments. The subfamily occurs in forested and vegetated habitats across its broad geographic range, with individual species associated with specific host plants.

Tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. The tribe Diloburini occurs in Central and South America; Lystrini in the Americas; Paralystrini in South America; and Poiocerini across the Americas, Asia, and Australasia.

• Other Fulgoridae subfamiliesPoiocerinae shares the enlarged or modified head structures typical of Fulgoridae; differentiation requires examination of genitalia and wing venation characters rather than superficial morphology.

• planthopper
• fulgorid
• tropical
• Hemiptera
• Auchenorrhyncha

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