Elicinae
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| Elicinae | |
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| Parathiscia from South Africa | |
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| Dictyonissus griphus from Mexico | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Infraorder: | Fulgoromorpha |
| Family: | Tropiduchidae |
| Subfamily: | Elicinae Melichar, 1915 |
| Tribes | |
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8 tribes (see text) | |
Elicinae is a subfamily of planthoppers that belongs to the family Tropiduchidae.[1][2]
†Austrini Szwedo & Stroiński, 2010 [3]
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:
- Austris Szwedo & Stroiński, 2010
Bucini Gnezdilov, Bartlett & Bourgoin, 2016[4]
Elicini Melichar, 1915[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
†Gedanotropidini Szwedo & Stroiński, 2017 [7]
- Gedanotropis Szwedo & Stroiński, 2017
†Laberiini Stroiński, Bourgoin & Szwedo, 2022 [8]
- Laberia Stroiński, Bourgoin & Szwedo, 2022
Parathisciini Gnezdilov, 2013[9]
- Hemithiscia Schmidt, 1912
- Paraphilatis Melichar, 1914
- Parathiscia Melichar, 1901
- Pseudothiscia Schmidt, 1912
†Patollini Szwedo & Stroiński, 2013 [10]
- Patollo Szwedo & Stroiński, 2013
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]
