Derbidae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Paraneoptera
Superordo: Condylognatha
Ordo: Hemiptera
Subordo: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha
Superfamilia: Fulgoroidea

Familia: Derbidae
Subfamiliae (3): Breddiniolinae – Derbinae – Otiocerinae

Genera Incertae sedis (2): Diprora – Nesorhamma
Overview of genera (157 + 1†)

Acanthocerana – Aethocauda – Alara – Amalopota – Amania – Amysidiella – Anapatara – Anapersis – Anchimothon – Anomaladerbe – Anotia – Apache – Aquaelicium – Archara – Banksiella – Basileocephalus – Breddiniola – Breddiniolella – Cedochrea – Cedusa – Cenanges – Cenchrea – Ceropupa – Cobacella – Contigucephalus – Copallinge – Cyclometopum – Dawnaria – Dawnarioides – Dendrokara – Derbe – Deribia – Dichotropis – Diostrombus – Diprora – Distantinia – Dysimia – Dysimiella – Emeljanovedus – Eocenchrea – Epotiocerus – Equirria – Eusyphax – Fescennia – Flaccia – Fordicidia – Formodanga – Goneokara – Goneokarella – Harpanor – Hauptenia – Helcita – Hemielissum – Heronax – Herpis – Ileifea – Interamma – Ipsemysidia – Ipsnola – Kaha – Kamendaka – Kampulokara – Kubilaya – Kuranda – Labicerus – Lamenia – Leomelicharia – Leptaleocera – Levu – Losbanosia – Lugeilango – Lydda – Makula – Malenia – Megatropis – Melusa – Metaphenice – Monochorhynchus – Muiralevu – Muiravea – Muiredusa – Muiria – Muirileguatia – Mula – Mysidaloides – Mysidia – Mysidioides – Neocamma – Neocenchrea – Neocyclokara – Neodawnaria – Neodendrokara – Neodiostrombus – Neolamenia – Neomysidia – Neoproutista – Neozoraida – Nesocore – Nesokaha – Nesoneura – Nesoniphas – Nesorhamma – Nicerta – Niphadodite – Omolicna – Oropuna – Otiocerus – Pamendanga – Paralyricen – Paramysidia – Parapamendanga – Parapeggia – Paraphenice – Patara – Peggia – Peggiopsis – Pepleuca – Perandenina – Persis – Phaciocephalus – Phenice – Phra – Platocerella – Platonax – Produsa – Proutista – Pseudohelcita – Pseudomysidia – Pyrrhoneura – Pyrrhonice – Raizoda – Ravola – Razanus – Rhotana – Rhotanella – Robigus – Saccharodite – Sayiana – Shellenius – Shirakiana – Shizuka – Sikaiana – Stenogeggia – Stenopeggia – Sumangala – Swezeyia – Symidia – Synavea – Tempora – Teutberga – Vekunta – Vivaha – Vizimbum – Zeugma – Zorabana – Zoraida – Zoraidoides – †Positrona
Name

Derbidae Spinola, 1839

Type genus: Derbe Fabricius, 1803

References
Primary references

Spinola M. 1839: Essai sur les Fulgorelles, sous-tribu de la tribu des Cicadaires, ordre des Rhyngotes. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. Paris, 8: 133–337.
Banaszkiewicz, B.; Szwedo, J. 2005: Notes on Otiocerinae with description of a new tribe from Madagascar and Africa (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Derbidae). Annales Zoologici 55 (2): 223–241.
Emeljanov, A.F., 1996: On the system and phylogeny of the family Derbidae (Homoptera, Cicadina). Entomological Review 75 (2): 70–100.
Emeljanov, A.F., 2008: Two new genera of the family Derbidae from the New World, with description of recent and an extinct miocene new species (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea). Entomological Review 88 (8): 910–915. DOI: 10.1134/S0013873808080046
Fennah, R.G. 1952. On the generic classification of Derbidae (Fulgoroidea), with descriptions of new Neotropical species. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 103(4): 109–170. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.1952.tb01063.x Reference page.
Löcker, H.; Löcker, B.; Holzinger, W.E. 2009: Revision of the Derbidae of Seychelles Islands (Insecta: Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha). Zootaxa 2221: 1–26. Abstract & excerpt

Links

Derbidae Taxon details in FLOW - Hemiptera data bases

Derbidae is a family of insects in the order Hemiptera, the true bugs. It is one of the largest and most diverse families of planthoppers.[1] It is widely distributed around the world, especially in the tropics, and with many species in subtropical and temperate regions.[2]

Adult derbids feed on plants, and nymphs feed on fungi,[3] Many adults are host-specific, feeding on a single plant species, and hide under leaves.[4]

Many derbids are easily recognized as such by their "unusual" appearance, while others are less distinctive and difficult to identify. The family is characterized by a row of spines on the rear leg and a short segment at the tip of the beak. The head may be quite compressed in shape. The wings are variable. Some species hold their wings outward at rest as moths do, while others keep them parallel to the body.[4] Some have simple wings, and others have very long forewings and short hindwings.[5] Derbids range in size from 8-11mm.

The family Derbidae was first identified/described by Maximilian Spinola in 1839. Derbids are the third-most species rich family of planthoppers. Derbidae is most diverse in the southeast[where? — see talk page]. There are 13 genera and 55 species. This family, however, is not well reported and the records seem noticeably scarce in some states. Some adults are typically associated with monocot plants most likely near their habitat as larvae. They vary from 8-11mm in length. They have the largest species richness in the topics. To protect their fragile wings, it has been noted that adults will convene under broad leaves. Fennah revised the higher taxonomy of the family Derbidae in 1952. Then in 1996, Emeljanov re-examined the taxonomy. Derbids median carina is outmoded, the parameres of the male are elongated, and the head is either slightly or greatly compressed. The subfamilies Otiocerinae and Derbinae have an odd appearance with their wings longer than their body and a severely compressed head. There are no known pests in this family, but they are being considered as possible vectors of diseases to palm trees in Florida. While there are more species of the family Derbidae in the tropics, this group is poorly studied and misrepresented as a whole.
Eocenchrea maorica

The family Derbidae contains nearly 1700 species in about 159 genera.[6] These are classified in four subfamilies:[7]

Cedusinae
Derbinae
Otiocerinae
Zoraidinae

References

Rahman, M. A., et al. (2012). Taxonomic revision of the tribe Zoraidini (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Derbidae) from Korea. Entomological Research 42(5), 227-42.
Emeljanov, A. F. and M. J. Fletcher. (2004). Hemielissum evansi, a new genus and species of Breddiniolini (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha), being the first Australian record of the tribe, with a discussion of the taxonomic position of the Breddiniolini. Australian Journal of Entomology 43(1), 38-42.
Planthopper Identification. Partnerships for Enhancing Expertise in Taxonomy (PEET) Workshop, Albany, New York. 2007.
North American Derbidae. Archived 2013-08-01 at the Wayback Machine College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. University of Delaware.
Hamilton, K. A. (2011). Making sense of Fulgoroidea (Hemiptera): new phylogenetic evidence. Cicadina 12, 57-79.
Bourgoin, T. (2013). Derbidae Spinola, 1839. Fulgoromorpha Lists on the Web (FLOW) v.8. Accessed 20 November 2013.

Auchenorrhyncha Classification

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://canr.udel.edu/planthoppers/north-america/north-american-derbidae/ Family Derbidae - Derbid Planthoppers. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://bugguide.net/node/view/7463