Cixiidae
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Cixiidae is a family of Fulgoromorpha insects, also known as planthoppers, distributed worldwide and comprising more than 150 genera from over 2,000 species.
All Cixiidae species are comparatively small (body size of only a few millimeters) and usually inconspicuous. Nymphs live underground, feeding on roots. Adults feed on herbs, shrubs and/or trees; some are polyphagous, while others are specialised on specific host plants (monophagous). Females often bear impressive "wax tails" produced by a wax plates at the tip of their abdomen.
A couple of species are cavernicolous, feeding on roots in volcanic caves.
Several species are of economic importance. Phytoplasma are common parasites in these insects, causing diseases in coconut palms and foliage, grapevines, sugar beets, and lilies.
[edit] References
Hoch H. 1994: Homoptera (Auchenorrhyncha Fulgoroidea). In: Juberthie C. & Decu V. (Eds): Encyclopaedia Biospeologica, Tome I, pp. 313-325.
Holzinger W. E., Emeljanov A. F., Kammerlander I. 2002: The family Cixiidae Spinola 1839 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromropha) - a review. Denisia (Linz, Austria) 4: 113-138
Wilson S.W. 2005: Keys to the families of Fulgoromorpha with emphasis on planthoppers of potential economic importance in the southeastern United States (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha). Florida Entomologist 88(4), 464-481
[edit] External links
- Cixiidae species list (parts are in German)
- FLOW - Fulgoromorpha Lists On the Web
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