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Ricaniidae

Euricania facialis adult
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder:	Fulgoromorpha
Superfamily:	Fulgoroidea
Family:	Ricaniidae Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843

Ricaniidae is a family of planthopper insects, containing over 400 species worldwide. The highest diversity is in tropical Africa and Asia and in Australia, with a few species occurring in the Palearctic and Neotropical realms. It is one of the smaller families in the planthopper superfamily Fulgoroidea.

Subfamilies and genera

As of 2022, Fulgoromorpha Lists on the Web includes:

Subfamily Pharsalinae Gnezdilov, 2009

(Neotropical - all presently monotypic)

Pharsalus Melichar, 1906
Ricamela Gnezdilov, 2019
Silvanana Metcalf, 1947

Subfamily Ricaniinae Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843

Acroprivesa Schmidt, 1912
Alisca Stål, 1870
Aliscella Fennah, 1969
Apachnas Distant, 1909
Aprivesa Melichar, 1923
Armacia Stål, 1862
Armilustrium Distant, 1917
Carmentalia Distant, 1917
Coniunctivena Stroinski, Gnezdilov & Bourgoin, 2011
Cotrades Walker, 1858
Cyamosa Stroinski, Gnezdilov & Bourgoin, 2011
Deferundata Distant, 1917
Deraulax Signoret, 1860
Epitemna Melichar, 1898
Epithalamium Kirkaldy, 1906
Euricania Melichar, 1898
Globularica Stroinski, Gnezdilov & Bourgoin, 2011
Hajar Kirkaldy, 1905
Isobium Melichar, 1906
Janssensia Lallemand, 1950
Kazukuru Stroinski, 2021
Keiserana Synave, 1966
Kruegeria Schmidt, 1911
Lambertoniana Dmitriev, 2020
Lugardia Distant, 1909
Mahecania Stroinski, 2013
Marleyia Distant, 1909
Meliprivesa Metcalf, 1952
Mesoricania Melichar, 1923
Motua Distant, 1909
Motumotua Distant, 1909
Mulvia Stål, 1866
Nasatus Stroinski, Gnezdilov & Bourgoin, 2011
Neoprivesa Distant, 1917
Nesomimas Fennah, 1971
Orosanga Fennah, 1971
Osaka Distant, 1909
Paici Stroinski, 2010
Parapiromis Bu, Larivière & Liang, 2010
Paurostauria Kirby, 1900
Plestia Stål, 1870
Pocharica Signoret, 1860
Pocharista Melichar, 1923
Pochazia Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843
Pochazina Melichar, 1898
Pochazoides Signoret, 1860
Privesa Stål, 1862
Ricania Germar, 1818 - type genus
Ricanoides Zia, 1935
Ricanopsis Melichar, 1898
Ricanoptera Melichar, 1898
Ricanula Melichar, 1898
Scolypopa Stål, 1859
Scotinax Fennah, 1969
Semestra Jacobi, 1916
Sensorica Stroinski, 2021
Syndetica Bergroth, 1920
Tarehylava Stroinski, 2021
Tarundia Stål, 1859
Trysanor Williams & Fennah, 1980

Subfamily incertae sedis

Jeromicanus Stroinski, 2020
Five extinct monotypic genera

Gallery

Pochazia fasciata, Ghana
Ricania speculum, India
Ricanoptera fenestrata, Indonesia
Scolypopa australis nymph

References

Xu, Chang-Qing; Liang, Ai-Ping; Jiang, Guo-Mei (2007). "The genus Euricania Melichar (Homoptera: Ricaniidae) from China" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 54 (1): 1–10.

Extant Hemiptera families

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Infraclass: Neoptera
Superorder: Paraneoptera

Suborder Auchenorrhyncha

Cicadomorpha

Cercopoidea (froghoppers)	Aphrophoridae Cercopidae Clastopteridae Epipygidae Machaerotidae
Cicadoidea (cicadas)	Cicadidae Tettigarctidae (hairy cicadas)
Membracoidea	Aetalionidae Cicadellidae (leafhoppers) Melizoderidae Membracidae (typical treehoppers, thorn bugs) Myerslopiidae

Fulgoromorpha
(planthoppers)

Fulgoroidea	Acanaloniidae Achilidae Achilixiidae Cixiidae Delphacidae Derbidae Dictyopharidae Eurybrachidae Flatidae Fulgoridae (lanternflies) Gengidae Hypochthonellidae Issidae Kinnaridae Lophopidae Meenoplidae Nogodinidae Ricaniidae Tettigometridae Tropiduchidae

Suborder Sternorrhyncha

Aleyrodoidea	Aleyrodidae (whiteflies)
Aphidoidea (aphids)	Aphididae
Coccoidea (scale insects)	Aclerdidae Asterolecaniidae (pit scales) Beesoniidae (beesoniids) Carayonemidae (carayonemids) Cerococcidae (ornate pit scales) Coccidae (soft scales) Conchaspididae Dactylopiidae (cochineals) Diaspididae (armored scales) Eriococcidae (felt scales) Halimococcidae (pupillarial palm scales) Kermesidae Kerriidae (lac scales) Lecanodiaspididae (false pit scales) Margarodidae (cottony cushion scales, giant coccids, ground pearls) Micrococcidae (Mediterranean scales) Monophlebidae (giant scales) Ortheziidae (ensign scales) Phenacoleachiidae (phenacoleachiids) Phoenicococcidae (palm scales) Pseudococcidae (mealybugs) Putoidae (giant mealybugs) Stictococcidae (stictococcids)
Phylloxeroidea	Adelgidae (woolly conifer aphids) Phylloxeridae (phylloxerans)
Psylloidea	Aphalaridae Calophyidae Carsidaridae Homotomidae Phacopteronidae Psyllidae (jumping plant lice) Triozidae

Suborder Heteroptera (with Coleorrhyncha)

Dipsocoromorpha	Ceratocombidae Dipsocoridae Hypsipterygidae Schizopteridae Stemmocryptidae

Enicocephalomorpha

Enicocephaloidea	Aenictopecheidae Enicocephalidae (unique-headed bugs, gnat bugs)

Gerromorpha
(semiaquatic bugs)

Gerroidea	Gerridae (water striders) Hermatobatidae Veliidae (riffle bugs)
Hebroidea	Hebridae (velvet water bugs)
Hydrometroidea	Hydrometridae (marsh treaders or water measurers) Macroveliidae Paraphrynoveliidae
Mesovelioidea (water treaders)	Madeoveliidae Mesoveliidae

Leptopodomorpha	Saldidae (shore bugs) Leptopodidae (spiny shore bugs) Omaniidae Aepophilidae

Nepomorpha
(true water bugs)

Corixoidea	Corixidae (water boatmen)
Nepoidea	Belostomatidae (giant water bugs) Nepidae (water scorpions, needle bugs)
Ochteroidea	Gelastocoridae (toad bugs) Ochteridae (velvety shore bugs)
Aphelocheiroidea	Aphelocheiridae Potamocoridae
Naucoroidea	Naucoridae (creeping water bugs)
Notonectoidea	Notonectidae (backswimmers)
Pleoidea	Helotrephidae Pleidae (pygmy backswimmers)

Peloridiomorpha (Coleorrhyncha)	Peloridiidae

Cimicomorpha

Cimicoidea

Pentatomomorpha

Aradoidea	Aradidae (flat bugs) Termitaphididae (termite bugs)
Pentatomoidea (shield bugs)	Urostylididae Acanthosomatidae (shield bugs) Tessaratomidae (giant shield bugs and relatives) Dinidoridae Cydnidae (burrowing bugs) Thaumastellidae Parastrachiidae Thyreocoridae (includes ebony bugs) Lestoniidae Phloeidae Scutelleridae (jewel bugs or metallic shield bugs) Plataspidae Pentatomidae (stink bugs) Canopidae Megarididae
Coreoidea	Alydidae (broad-headed bugs) Coreidae (squash bugs, leaf-footed bugs) Hyocephalidae Rhopalidae (scentless plant bugs) Stenocephalidae
Lygaeoidea	Artheneidae Berytidae (stilt bugs) Blissidae Colobathristidae Cryptorhamphidae Cymidae Geocoridae Henicocoridae Heterogastridae Idiostolidae Lygaeidae (milkweed bugs, true seed bugs) Malcidae Ninidae Oxycarenidae Pachygronthidae Rhyparochromidae (atypical seed bugs) Piesmatidae (ash-grey leaf bugs)
Pyrrhocoroidea	Pyrrhocoridae (red bugs, cotton stainers) Largidae (bordered plant bugs)

Note: Coleorrhyncha are a different clade from Heteroptera. Heteroptera with Coleorrhyncha were referred to as Prosorrhyncha.

Taxon identifiers
Ricaniidae	Wikidata: Q3934276 Wikispecies: Ricaniidae AFD: Ricaniidae BioLib: 17073 BOLD: 190051 CoL: FS4 EoL: 5524 EPPO: 1RICAF Fauna Europaea: 15903 Fauna Europaea (new): f2d916e1-42d5-4c6c-978b-15881ba19e85 GBIF: 5947 iNaturalist: 153098 IRMNG: 105642 ITIS: 901004 NCBI: 130625 NZOR: 31ddcc29-f786-4306-85c3-05f4b8ae3fdb Open Tree of Life: 891611 Paleobiology Database: 176537

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