Tettigometridae

The Tettigometridae[1] are a family of Fulgoromorpha (planthoppers), with a species distribution from: Europe, Africa, Asia through to west Malesia.

Tettigometridae
Tettigometra sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha
Family: Tettigometridae
Germar, 1821
Synonyms

Tettigometrae Germar, 1821

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