Delphacid
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Pentagramma bivittata
Pentagramma bivittata is a species of delphacid planthopper in the family Delphacidae. It has been recorded from British Columbia, Kansas, Nebraska, Ohio, and Texas in North America, with broader distribution reported across the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. As a member of the subfamily Asiracinae and tribe Idiosystanini, it belongs to a specialized group within the planthopper family Delphacidae.
Phrictopyga
Phrictopyga is a genus of delphacid planthoppers in the family Delphacidae, established by Caldwell in 1951. The genus comprises approximately 12 described species. These insects belong to the diverse group of fulgoromorph planthoppers within the order Hemiptera. At least one species, Phrictopyga holmgreni, has been documented from Argentina.
Phyllodinus
Phyllodinus is a genus of delphacid planthoppers in the family Delphacidae. The genus contains six described species distributed across Asia and North America. It was established by Van Duzee in 1897. Species in this genus are small, jumping insects associated with grasses and sedges.
Pissonotus divergens
Pissonotus divergens is a species of planthopper in the family Delphacidae, described by Bartlett in 2000. It belongs to a genus of small delphacid planthoppers found in grassland and prairie habitats. The species is known from the southwestern and central United States, with records from Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, and Texas. Like other members of Delphacidae, it is associated with grasses and sedges.
Pissonotus dorsalis
Pissonotus dorsalis is a species of delphacid planthopper in the family Delphacidae. It was described by Van Duzee in 1897. The species is distributed across parts of North America, with records from Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, and other regions. As a member of the Delphacidae, it belongs to a family of planthoppers characterized by a distinctive movable spur on the hind tibia.
Pissonotus flabellatus
Pissonotus flabellatus is a species of delphacid planthopper in the family Delphacidae, first described by Ball in 1903. It belongs to a genus of small, grass-feeding planthoppers. The species has been documented in the eastern and southeastern United States. Like other delphacids, it possesses a distinctive movable spur on the hind tibia.
Pissonotus marginatus
Pissonotus marginatus is a delphacid planthopper described by Van Duzee in 1897. It belongs to a genus of small, typically grass-associated planthoppers within the family Delphacidae. The species is documented from multiple localities across North America including Alberta, Arkansas, California, and Connecticut. As a member of the Auchenorrhyncha, it possesses piercing-sucking mouthparts adapted for feeding on plant vascular fluids.
Pissonotus melanurus
Pissonotus melanurus is a species of delphacid planthopper first described by Van Duzee in 1917. It belongs to the family Delphacidae, a group characterized by a large, movable spur on the hind tibia. The species is known from limited records in western North America.
Pissonotus nitens
Pissonotus nitens is a species of delphacid planthopper in the family Delphacidae. It was described by Van Duzee in 1909. The species is distributed across the Caribbean and North America, with records from Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi in the United States. As a member of the planthopper family Delphacidae, it belongs to a group of insects known for their association with grasses and other monocot plants.
Pissonotus paludosus
Pissonotus paludosus is a species of planthopper in the family Delphacidae, first described by Morgan and Beamer in 1949. It belongs to the genus Pissonotus, a group of small delphacid planthoppers found in North America. The species is documented from the southeastern United States, with records from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi. Like other delphacids, it is associated with wetland and marshy habitats, as suggested by its specific epithet "paludosus" (meaning marshy or swampy).
Prokelisia
delphacid planthoppers
Prokelisia is a genus of delphacid planthoppers in the family Delphacidae, containing approximately five described species. The genus is best known for P. marginata, a salt marsh specialist that exhibits striking wing dimorphism with flightless brachypter and fully winged macropter forms. These planthoppers feed on Spartina cordgrasses and serve as hosts for diverse parasitoid communities including egg parasitoids (Anagrus spp.), nymphal parasitoids (Gonatopus, Neon), and adult parasitoids (Eurypteryx). The genus has become a model system for studying the evolution and maintenance of dispersal polymorphisms in heterogeneous environments.
Prokelisia crocea
Prokelisia crocea is a delphacid planthopper species in the family Delphacidae, characterized by its association with salt marsh and coastal wetland habitats. The species was originally described by Van Duzee in 1897 as Kelisia crocea before being transferred to the genus Prokelisia. It is distributed across eastern and central North America, with records from Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, and Delaware.
Prokelisia dolus
Prokelisia dolus is a delphacid planthopper species inhabiting salt marsh environments in North America. The species has been characterized by a polygynous mating system in which males may copulate with multiple females while females typically mate once. Sexual receptivity in females is triggered by a substance in male ejaculate, with receptivity onset occurring approximately 48 hours post-eclosion. The species serves as host for nymphal and adult parasites, with parasitism rates documented in field studies.
Rotundifronta
Rotundifronta is a genus of planthoppers in the family Delphacidae, established by Beamer in 1950. It belongs to the tribe Delphacini within the subfamily Delphacinae. Delphacid planthoppers are small to medium-sized insects characterized by a movable spur on the hind tibia. The genus name refers to the rounded frontal structure of the head.
Saccharosydnini
Saccharosydnini is a tribe of delphacid planthoppers (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae) established by Vilbaste in 1968. The tribe includes at least one new genus, Lacertina, described from Argentina with distinctive dorsoventrally flattened morphology. Some members are associated with sugarcane and serve as vectors of plant pathogens.
Sogatella molina
Sogatella molina is a species of delphacid planthopper first described by Fennah in 1963. It belongs to the family Delphacidae, a group of small, often economically significant planthoppers associated with grasses and sedges. The species is distributed across the Caribbean, Central America, and parts of North America including the southern United States and Mexico.
Spartidelphax
Spartidelphax is a genus of planthoppers in the family Delphacidae, established in 2014 to accommodate species associated with cordgrass (Spartina) in coastal salt marsh habitats. The genus was erected following taxonomic revision of the Delphacodes group, recognizing distinct morphological and ecological characteristics that separate it from related genera. Members are small, brachypterous or macropterous insects with the characteristic enlarged hind femora and movable spur on the hind tibia typical of delphacid planthoppers.
Stenocranus brunneus
Stenocranus brunneus is a delphacid planthopper in the family Delphacidae, described by Beamer in 1946. It is a small, sap-feeding insect found in North America. Like other delphacids, it possesses a characteristic movable spur on the hind tibia, a key family trait. The species is part of the subfamily Stenocraninae, which includes planthoppers often associated with grass and sedge habitats.
Stenocranus dorsalis
Stenocranus dorsalis is a delphacid planthopper in the family Delphacidae. It is found in the Caribbean and North America, with records from Canada (Alberta, British Columbia) and the United States (Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia). As a member of the Delphacidae, it shares the family characteristic of a movable spur on the hind tibia.
Stenocranus felti
Stenocranus felti is a species of delphacid planthopper in the family Delphacidae. It is found in North America, with confirmed records from Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Maine, and Minnesota. The species was described by Van Duzee in 1910. As a member of the Delphacidae, it belongs to a family characterized by the presence of a large, mobile spur on the hind tibia.
Stenocranus vittatus
Stenocranus vittatus is a species of delphacid planthopper in the family Delphacidae. It belongs to the subfamily Stenocraninae, a group characterized by relatively large body size within the family. The species has been documented in parts of North America including the northeastern United States and Canada.
Stobaera concinna
Stobaera concinna is a species of delphacid planthopper in the family Delphacidae. It was described by Stål in 1854. The species occurs across the Caribbean, Central America, and North America. As a member of Delphacidae, it belongs to a family characterized by species that often feed on grasses and sedges, though specific host associations for this species remain undocumented.
Stobaera giffardi
Stobaera giffardi is a species of planthopper in the family Delphacidae, described by Van Duzee in 1917. It belongs to a genus of small, slender delphacid planthoppers found in North America. The species is known from California and represents one of several Stobaera species distributed in western North America. Like other delphacids, it likely inhabits grassland and wetland habitats associated with its host plants.
Stobaera pallida
Stobaera pallida is a delphacid planthopper in the family Delphacidae, described by Osborn in 1905. The species is distributed across Central America and North America, with confirmed records from the United States (Delaware, Florida, Maryland) and Mexico (Distrito Federal, Hidalgo). As a member of the planthopper family Delphacidae, it belongs to a group characterized by jumping hind legs and association with grasses and sedges, though species-specific biology remains poorly documented.
Syndelphax alexanderi
Syndelphax alexanderi is a species of delphacid planthopper in the family Delphacidae, first described by Metcalf in 1923. It belongs to the genus Syndelphax, a group of small planthoppers characterized by reduced wing venation and distinctive genitalia. The species is documented from multiple states in the southeastern United States.
Syndelphax nigripennis
Syndelphax nigripennis is a species of planthopper in the family Delphacidae, first described by Crawford in 1914. The species is characterized by dark wing coloration as indicated by its specific epithet. It belongs to a genus of small, delicate planthoppers typically associated with grass and sedge habitats. Records indicate occurrence in the Caribbean region and Texas.
Tarophagus
taro planthoppers
Tarophagus is a genus of delphacid planthoppers that feed on taro (Colocasia esculenta) and related aroid plants. The genus contains three recognized species: T. colocasiae, T. persephone, and T. proserpina, which are distinguished by male and female genitalia characters and have non-overlapping geographic distributions across Asia and the Pacific. These insects have been used as circumstantial evidence in biogeographic studies of taro domestication and origins. The genus was first described by Zimmerman in 1948.
Toya idonea
Toya idonea is a delphacid planthopper in the family Delphacidae, first described by Beamer in 1947. The species has a broad distribution spanning the Caribbean, Central America, North America, and South America. Specific records exist from the southeastern United States (Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi) and Brazil (Bahia). As a member of Delphacidae, it belongs to a family characterized by a movable spur on the hind tibia, a trait distinguishing delphacids from other planthopper families.
Yukonodelphax
Yukonodelphax is a genus of planthoppers in the family Delphacidae, described by Wilson in 1992. The genus belongs to the tribe Delphacini within the subfamily Delphacinae. Members of this genus are small, sap-feeding insects associated with grassland and wetland habitats. Very few observations of this genus exist in biodiversity databases.