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Elicinae

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Elicinae
Parathiscia from South Africa
Dictyonissus griphus from Mexico
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha
Family: Tropiduchidae
Subfamily: Elicinae
Melichar, 1915
Tribes

8 tribes (see text)

Elicinae is a subfamily of planthoppers that belongs to the family Tropiduchidae.[1][2]

Taxonomy

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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

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Bucini Gnezdilov, Bartlett & Bourgoin, 2016

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Source:[4]

Elicini Melichar, 1915

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Elibucini Zhou & Chang, 2026

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†Gedanotropidini Szwedo & Stroiński, 2017

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†Laberiini Stroiński, Bourgoin & Szwedo, 2022

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Parathisciini Gnezdilov, 2013

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Source:[9]

†Patollini Szwedo & Stroiński, 2013

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Data sources:[2] i = ITIS,[11] c = Catalogue of Life,[12] g = GBIF,[13] b = Bugguide.net[14]

Taxonomic history

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ↑ "3i, Family Tropiduchidae Stål, 1866". Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  2. 1 2 "North American Tropiduchidae". Archived from the original on 2018-04-05. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  3. ↑ 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. Bibcode:2010AnSEF..46..132S. doi:10.1080/00379271.2010.10697648.
  4. ↑ 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].
  5. ↑ Melichar L (1915) Monographie der Lophopinen. Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici. Budapest 13: 337-385 [379].
  6. 1 2 3 4 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". ZooKeys (1277): 157–174. Bibcode:2026ZooK.1277..157Z. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1277.183491. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 13103671. PMID 42040983.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 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. 1 2 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].
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ "Brachycybe Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Archived from the original on 2018-05-08. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  12. ↑ "Browse Brachycybe". Catalogue of Life. Archived from the original on 2018-05-08. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  13. ↑ "Brachycybe". GBIF. Archived from the original on 2018-05-08. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  14. ↑ "Brachycybe Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Archived from the original on 2018-05-08. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  15. ↑ 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". Zootaxa. 4018 (4): 563–572. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4018.4.5. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 26624056.

Further reading

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