Lophopidae

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:Lophopidae
Subfamilia: Lophopinae – Menoscinae

Genera Incertae sedis total (7):
Extant groups (1): Panegu
Fossil groups (6): †Ankomwarius – †Baninus – †Cintux – †Gesaris – †Ordralfabetix – †Scoparidea
Overview of genera assigned to a subfamily

Acarna – Acothrura – Aluma – Apia – Asantorga – Bisma – Buxtoniella – Carrionia – Clonaspe – Corethrura – Elasmoscelis – Epiptyxis – Jivatma – Jugoda – Kasserota – Katoma – Lacusa – Lapithasa – Lophops – Maana – Magia – Makota – Maracota – Megacarna – Meloenopia – Menosca – Onycta – Painella – Paracorethrura – Pitambara – Podoschtroumpfa – Pseudocorethrura – Pseudotyxis – Pyrilla – Sarebasa – Sarmatoca – Serida – Silvispina – Venisiella – Virgilia – Zeleja – Zophiuma
Name

Lophopidae Stål, 1866
References

Stål C. 1866: Hemiptera Homoptera Latr. Hemiptera Africana, 4: 1–276.

Soulier-Perkins, A.; Stroiński, A. 2013: When the lophopids cross the Lydekker line from New Guinea, a new species for the genus Maana (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha). Zootaxa 3640(4): 589–596. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3640.4.7 Reference page.
Soulier-Perkins, A. & Stroiński, A. 2015. A new lophopid genus as another piece in the biogeographical history puzzle of the family in the Sunda Shelf (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Lophopidae). Zootaxa 4006(3): 586–600. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4006.3.10. Preview (PDF) Reference page.
Soulier-Perkins, A., Navasero, M., Yap, S. & Wilson, M.R. 2018. New species for Virgilia Stål, 1870 (Hemiptera, Lophopidae), genus review and key to species. Zootaxa 4415(1): 135–149. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4415.1.6 Paywall Reference page.
Szwedo, J. 2011: Ordralfabetix sirophatanis gen. et sp. n.—the first Lophopidae from the Lowermost Eocene Oise amber, Paris Basin, France (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha). Zootaxa, 2822: 52–60. Preview

Links
Lophopidae Taxon details in FLOW - Hemiptera data bases

Lophopidae is a family of fulgoroid plant-hoppers with most species found in tropical South America and Asia (two genera occur in Africa).[2]

Characteristics

Most members of the family are characterized by the face being longer than wide with at least two lateral ridges (the median ridge/carina may be absent). The hind tibia can bear some spines, two to three (about four may be seen in the Eurybrachyidae). Lateral ocelli are present below the compound eye and slightly in front of it.[3] The wings are broad and held somewhat flat and the wings are often patterned. The nymphs have two long tails and many members have slightly flattened front tibiae.[4][5]
Subfamilies, tribes and genera
Elasmoscelis sp.

Two subfamilies are currently recognised; the Catalogue of Life and FLOW list:
Lophopinae

Auth.: Stål, 1866

Tribe Elasmoscelini Melichar, 1915 (Africa, Asia: Japan, Indo-China, Java)
Elasmoscelis Spinola, 1839
Tribe Lophopini Stål, 1866 (Africa, Asia)
Acothrura Melichar, 1915
Corethrura Hope, 1843
Katoma Baker, 1925
Lacusa Stål, 1862
Lophops Spinola, 1839 - type genus
Paracorethrura Melichar, 1915
Pitambara Distant, 1906
Podoschtroumpfa Soulier-Perkins, 1998
Pyrilla Stål, 1859
Sarebasa Distant, 1909
Serida Walker, 1857

Menoscinae
Magia subocellata

Auth.: Melichar, 1915; selected genera:

Tribe Acarnini Baker, 1925 (PNG, Australia)
Acarna Stål, 1863
Magia Distant, 1907
Zophiuma Fennah, 1955
Tribe Carrioniini Emeljanov, 2013 (Central & South America: monotypic)
Carrionia Muir, 1931
Tribe Menoscini Melichar, 1915 (Indo-China, Malesia)
Menosca Stål, 1870
Tribe Virgiliini Emeljanov, 2013 (PNG, Philippines)
Virgilia Stål, 1870

incertae sedis

†Baninus Szwedo & Wappler, 2006
Binaluana Soulier-Perkins & Stroinski, 2015 (Philippines)
†Cintux Stroinski & Szwedo, 2012
†Gesaris Szwedo, Stroinski & Lin, 2015
Lacusa orientalis Liang, 2000 (S. China, Laos,Vietnam)
†Ordralfabetix Szwedo, 2011
Panegu Soulier-Perkins & Stroinski, 2016 (PNG)
†Scoparidea Cockerell, 1920
Silvispina Wang & Soulier-Perkins, 2016

References

Stål C. (1866) Hemiptera Homoptera Latr. Hemiptera Africana, 4: 1-276.
FLOW: Lophopidae Stål, 1866 (retrieved 16 March 2022)
Soulier-Perkins, Adeline (2001). "The Phylogeny of the Lophopidae and the Impact of Sexual Selection and Coevolutionary Sexual Conflict". Cladistics. 17: 56–78. doi:10.1006/clad.2000.0152.
Soulier-Perkins, Adeline (1998). "The Lophopidae (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha): Description of three new genera and key to the genera of the family" (PDF). European Journal of Entomology. 95: 599–618.
Hamilton, K.G. Andrew (2011). "Making sense of Fulgoroidea (Hemiptera): new phylogenetic evidence". Cicadina. 12: 57–79.