Ricaniidae
| Ricaniidae | |
|---|---|
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| Euricania facialis adult | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Euarthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Superfamily: | Fulgoroidea |
| Family: | Ricaniidae Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843 |
| Genera | |
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Some 40, see text | |
Scolypopa australis nymph
Ricaniidae is a family of planthopper insects, containing over 40 genera and 400 species worldwide. The highest diversity is in tropical Africa and Asia and in Australia, with a few species occurring in the Palearctic. It is one of the smaller families in the planthopper superfamily Fulgoroidea.[1]
Selected genera
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References
- ↑ Xu, Chang-Qing; Liang, Ai-Ping & Jiang. Guo-Mei (2007): The genus Euricania Melichar (Homoptera: Ricaniidae) from China. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 54 (1): 1–10. PDF fulltext
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