Biology:Elicinae
Elicinae is a subfamily of planthoppers that belongs to the family Tropiduchidae.[1][2]
Taxonomy
Elicinids are ‘non-typical tropiduchids’ of the family Tropiduchidae. The type genus of this subfamily is Elica. There are four extant and four extinct tribes, with genera including:
†Austrini Szwedo & Stroiński, 2010
- Austris Szwedo & Stroiński, 2010[3]
Bucini Gnezdilov, Bartlett & Bourgoin, 2016
Source:[4]
- Buca Walker, 1858 c g
- †Krundia Szwedo, 2019
Elicini Melichar, 1915
Source:[5]
- Acrisius Stål, 1862
- Danepteryx Uhler, 1889 i c g b
- Dictyobia Uhler, 1889 i c g b
- Dictyonia Uhler, 1889 i c g b
- Dictyonissus Uhler, 1876
- Dictyssa Melichar, 1906
- Dyctidea Uhler, 1889
- Elica - monotypic Elica latipennis Walker, 1857 c g
- Misodema Melichar, 1907 i c g b
- Neaethus Stål, 1861 i c g b
- Osbornia Ball, 1910 i c g b
Elibucini Zhou & Chang, 2026
- Elibuca Zhou & Chang, 2026[6]
†Gedanotropidini Szwedo & Stroiński, 2017
- Gedanotropis Szwedo & Stroiński, 2017[7]
†Laberiini Stroiński, Bourgoin & Szwedo, 2022
- Laberia Stroiński, Bourgoin & Szwedo, 2022[8]
Parathisciini Gnezdilov, 2013
Source:[9]
- Hemithiscia Schmidt, 1912
- Paraphilatis Melichar, 1914
- Parathiscia Melichar, 1901
- Pseudothiscia Schmidt, 1912
†Patollini Szwedo & Stroiński, 2013
- Patollo Szwedo & Stroiński, 2013[10]
Data sources:[2] i = ITIS,[11] c = Catalogue of Life,[12] g = GBIF,[13] b = Bugguide.net[14]
Taxonomic history
This subfamily was moved back into the family Tropiduchidae by Gnezdilov (2013) which also moved Elicini from Nogodinidae here too.[9] This united it with Gaetuliini while simultaneously establishing the tribe Parathisciini. Later, the tribe Bucini was added to this subfamily. In 2026, the tribe Elibucini was established.[6]
Distribution
They have a wide distribution being found in places such as South America or Africa. In China, Elicinae are represented only by the tribe Elicini with the genera Indogaetulia and Connelicita.[15] The lack of Chinese representatives discovered and described so far could mean that the fauna of this region is insufficiently explored with additional undescribed taxa being likely to occur.[6]
Description
Members of this subfamily are ‘non-typical tropiduchids’ differing from them with their more steeply tectiform body shape. They also have issid-like female genitalia with rounded structures, a triangular first valvulae with a well-developed anterior connective laminae and a gonoplac lacking marginal teeth or bearing only minute denticles.[6]
References
- ↑ "3i, Family Tropiduchidae Stål, 1866". http://dmitriev.speciesfile.org/taxahelp.asp?hc=26406&key=Erythroneura&lng=En.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "North American Tropiduchidae". http://ag.udel.edu/research/planthoppers/families/tropiduchidae.html.
- ↑ Szwedo, Jacek; Stroiński, Adam (2010). "Austrini - a new tribe of Tropiduchidae planthoppers from the Eocene Baltic amber (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha)". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France (N.s.) 46 (1–2): 132–137. doi:10.1080/00379271.2010.10697648. Bibcode: 2010AnSEF..46..132S. https://www.tandfonline.com/action/cookieAbsent. Retrieved 2026-04-15.
- ↑ Gnezdilov V. M., Bartlett C. R. & Bourgoin T. 2016 - A new tribe of Tropiduchidae (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea) with revision of the genus Buca and description of asymmetric hind leg spinulation. Florida Entomologist 99(3): 406-416 [408].
- ↑ Melichar L (1915) Monographie der Lophopinen. Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici. Budapest 13: 337-385 [379].
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Zhou, Huan; Bourgoin, Thierry; Chen, Xiang-Sheng; Long, Jian-Kun; Chang, Zhi-Min (2026-04-15). "A new tribe of Elicinae Melichar, 1915 (Hemiptera, Tropiduchidae) with the description of a new genus and two new species from southern China" (in en). ZooKeys (1277): 157–174. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1277.183491. ISSN 1313-2970. PMID 42040983.
- ↑ Szwedo, Jacek & STROIńSKI, Adam. (2017). Who’s that girl? A singular Tropiduchidae planthopper from the Eocene Baltic amber (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha). Palaeontologia Electronica. 1-20. 10.26879/784.
- ↑ STROIńSKI, Adam & Bourgoin, Thierry & Szwedo, Jacek. (2022). Laberiini, a new tribe of Tropiduchidae planthoppers from Madagascar (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea). European Journal of Taxonomy. 836. 23-54. 10.5852/ejt.2022.836.1913.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Gnezdilov V. M. 2013 - Contribution to the taxonomy of the family Tropiduchidae St l (Hemiptera, Fulgoroidea) with description of two new tribes from Afrotropical Region. Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift. Berlin 60(2): 179-191 [185].
- ↑ Szwedo, Jacek; Stroiński, Adam (2013). "An extraordinary tribe of Tropiduchidae from the Eocene Baltic amber (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoroidea)". Zootaxa 3647 (2): 371–381. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3647.2.8. ISSN 1175-5326. PMID 26295113.
- ↑ "Brachycybe Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=569237. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ↑ "Browse Brachycybe". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/browse/tree/id/5a416188a7f45d00f246615c365ad706. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ↑ "Brachycybe". https://www.gbif.org/species/1021073. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ↑ "Brachycybe Genus Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/15005. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ↑ Wang, Menglin; Stroiński, Adam; Bourgoin, Thierry; Zhang, Yalin (2015-09-17). "A new Asian genus of the tribe Elicini (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Tropiduchidae) with two new species from Vietnam" (in en). Zootaxa 4018 (4): 563–572. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4018.4.5. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 26624056. https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4018.4.5.
Further reading
- Bantock, T.; Botting, J. (2013). "British Bugs, an online identification guide to UK Hemiptera". http://www.britishbugs.org.uk/. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- Bartlett, C.R. (2012). "Planthoppers of North America". http://canr.udel.edu/planthoppers/. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- Fennah, R.G. (1982). "A tribal classification of the Elicinae (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea), with the description of a new species on tea in Malaysia". Bulletin of Entomological Research 72: 631–643. doi:10.1017/s0007485300008658. ISSN 0007-4853.
- Urban, Julie M.; Cryan, Jason R. (2007). "Evolution of the planthoppers (Insecta: Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 42 (2): 556–572. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.08.009. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 17011797. Bibcode: 2007MolPE..42..556U.
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