Tettigometridae

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

Familia: Tettigometridae
Subfamiliae (4): Egropinae – Nototettigometrinae – Phalixinae – Tettigometrinae
Overview of genera (14)

Apohilda – Cyranometra – Egropa – Euphyonarthex – Hildadina – Megahilda – Megaloplastinx – Mesohilda – Nototettigometra – Parahilda – Phalix – Plesiometra – Raatzbrockmannia – Tettigometra
Name

Tettigometridae Germar, 1821

Type genus: Tettigometra Latreille, 1804

Synonyms

Tettigometrae Germar, 1821
Tettigometrini Germar, 1821

References

Germar E.F. 1821: Bemerkungen über einige Gattungen der Cicadarien. Magazin der Entomologie. Halle, 4: 1–106.
Mozaffarian, F., Bourgoin, T. & Wilson, M.R. 2018. Nomenclatural changes in the higher classification of the family Tettigometridae (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea) with description of a new tribe and new species and a review of the Iranian tettigometrid fauna. Zootaxa 4392(3): 469–490. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4392.3.3 Reference page.

Links

Tettigometridae Taxon details in FLOW - Hemiptera data bases

The Tettigometridae[1] are a family of Fulgoromorpha (planthoppers), with an Old World species distribution.
Subfamilies, tribes and genera

Fulgoromorpha Lists On the Web includes the following:[2]
Egropinae

Auth.: Baker, 1924 (West Africa, Indo-China, Malesia)

tribe Cyranometrini Bourgoin, 1987
Cyranometra Bourgoin, 1987
tribe Egropini Baker, 1924
Egropa Melichar, 1903
Megaloplastinx Schmidt, 1912

Nototettigometrinae

Auth.: Bourgoin, 2018

Apohilda Bourgoin, 1986
Euphyonarthex Schmidt, 1912
Hildadina Bourgoin, 1986
Megahilda Fennah, 1959
Nototettigometra Muir, 1924
Raatzbrockmannia Schmidt, 1924

Phalixinae

Auth.: Ghauri, 1964 (central Africa)

Phalix Fennah, 1952

Tettigometrinae
Tettigometrid nymphs tended by ants

Auth.: Germar, 1821

tribe Plesiometrini Bourgoin, 2018
Mesohilda Fennah, 1952
Parahilda Knight, 1964
Plesiometra Bourgoin, 1986
tribe Tettigometrini Germar, 1821
Tettigometra Latreille, 1804 - type genus

References

Germar EF (1821) Bemerkungen über einige Gattungen der Cicadarien. Magazin der Entomologie. Halle 4: 1-106 [6].
Fulgoromorpha Lists On the Web (FLOW): Tettigometridae Germar, 1821 (retrieved 15 December 2019)