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Taxa included in keys

Planthoppers - Superfamily Fulgoroidea

Key to planthopper families

[KEY: A=Australia, NGI=New Guinea+Indonesia, NZ=New Zealand]

  • Family Acanaloniidae [NGI]
  • Family Achilidae [A, NGI, NZ] » Key
  • Family Caliscelidae [A, NGI] (only one genus in Australia)
  • Family Cixiidae [A, NGI, NZ] » Key
  • Family Delphacidae [A, NGI, NZ] » Key
  • Family Derbidae [A, NGI, NZ]
  • Family Dictyopharidae [A, NGI, NZ]
  • Family Eurybrachidae [A, NGI] » Key
  • Family Flatidae [A, NGI, NZ] » Key
  • Family Fulgoridae [A, NGI] » Key
  • Family Issidae [A, NGI] » Key
  • Family Lophopidae [A, NGI]
  • Family Meenoplidae [A, NGI] » Key
  • Family Nogodinidae [A, NGI]
  • Family Ricaniidae [A, NGI, NZ] » Key
  • Family Tropiduchidae [A, NGI] » Key

Spittlebugs and Froghoppers, Superfamily Cercopoidea

Key to cercopoid families

 

  • Family Aphrophoridae (Spittlebugs) » Key
  • Family Cercopidae (Froghoppers) » Key
  • Family Machaerotidae (Tube spittlebugs) » Key

Leafhoppers and Treehoppers - Superfamily Membracoidea

( = Cicadelloidea auct.)

Key to membracoid families, subfamilies and tribes

Family Cicadellidae (leafhoppers)

[KEY: A=Australia, NGI=New Guinea+Indonesia, NZ=New Zealand]

Subfamily Austroagalloidinae [A] (1 genus)

Subfamily Coelidiinae

  • Tribe Coelidiini [NGI]
  • Tribe Macroceratogoniini [A] (1 genus)
  • Tribe Thagriini [NGI]
  • Tribe Tharrini [A (1 genus), NGI]

Subfamily Cicadellinae

  • Tribe Cicadellini [A, NGI]
  • Tribe Evacanthini [NGI]
  • Tribe Proconiini (not present in region)

Subfamily Deltocephalinae

  • Tribe Acostemmini [NGI]
  • Tribe Athysanini [A, NGI, NZ]
  • Tribe Chiasmini [A, NGI]
  • Tribe Deltocephalini [A, NGI, NZ]
  • Tribe Drabescini [A, NGI]
  • Tribe Eupelicini [A, NZ]
  • Tribe Goniagnathini [A] (1 genus)
  • Tribe Hecalini [A, NGI]
  • Tribe Macrostelini [A, NGI, NZ]  » Key
  • Tribe Occinirvanini [A] (1 genus)
  • Tribe Opsiini [A, NGI, NZ]
  • Tribe Paralimnini [A, NGI]
  • Tribe Penthimiini [A, NGI]  » Key
  • Tribe Scaphoideini [A, NGI]
  • Tribe Selenocephalini [NGI]
  • Tribe Stenometopiini [A, NGI]
  • Tribe Vartini [A, NGI]

Subfamily Euacanthellinae

  • Tribe Euacanthellini [A (1 genus), NZ]
  • Tribe Sagmatiini [A] (1 genus)

Subfamily Eupelicinae

  • Tribe Paradorydiini [A, NZ]

Subfamily Eurymelinae (Treehoppers)

  • Tribe Eurymelini [A, NGI]  » Key
  • Tribe Ipoini [A, NGI]  » Key
  • Tribe Pogonoscopini [A]
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    Subfamily Evacanthinae (= Nirvaninae)

    • Tribe Evacanthini [NGI]
    • Tribe Nirvanini [A, NGI]

    Subfamily Iassinae

    • Tribe Batracomorphini [A, NGI, NZ]
    • Tribe Reuplemmelini [A, NGI]
    • Tribe Trocnadini [A] (1 genus)

    Subfamily Idiocerinae [A, NGI, NZ]

    Subfamily Ledrinae

    • Tribe Ledrini [A, NGI]  » Key
    • Tribe Rubrini [A, NGI] (1 genus)

    Subfamily Macropsinae [A, NGI, NZ]

    Subfamily Megophthalminae

    • Tribe Agalliini [A (1 genus), NGI]

    Subfamily Tartessinae

    • Tribe Stenocotini [A]  » Key
    • Tribe Tartessini [A, NGI]
    • Tribe Thymbrini [A, NZ]  » Key

    Subfamily Typhlocybinae

    • Tribe Empoascini [A, NGI, NZ]
    • Tribe Erythroneurini [A, NGI, NZ]
    • Tribe Dikraneurini [A]
    • Tribe Typhlocybini [A, NGI, NZ]

    Subfamily Ulopinae

    • Tribe Cephalelini [A, NZ]
    • Tribe Ulopini [A, NZ]  » Key

    Subfamily Xestocephalinae [A, NGI, NZ]

    Family Myerslopiidae [NZ]

    Family Membracidae (Horned Treehoppers)» Key

    Cicadas - Superfamily Cicadoidea

    Key to cicada families

    Family Cicadidae (True Cicadas)
    Family Tettigarctidae (Hairy Cicadas)

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