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A 'planthopper' is any insect in the infraorder 'Fulgoromorpha' within the Hemiptera. The name comes from their remarkable resemblance to leaves and other plants of their environment and from the fact that they often "hop" for quick transportation in a similar way to that of grasshoppers. However, these planthoppers generally walk very slowly so as not to attract attention. Distributed worldwide, all members of this group are plant-feeders, though surprisingly few are considered pests. The infraorder contains only a single superfamily, 'Fulgoroidea'. Fulgoroids are most reliably distinguished from the other members of the classical "Homoptera" by two features; the bifurcate ("Y"-shaped) anal vein in the forewing, and the thickened, three-segmented antennae, with a generally round or egg-shaped third segment that bears a fine filamentous arista.

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Classification

As mentioned under Auchenorrhyncha, some authors use the name 'Archaeorrhyncha' as a replacement for the Fulgoromorpha.
The extant families of Fulgoroidea are:

★ Acanaloniidae

★ Achilidae

★ Achilixiidae

★ Cixiidae

★ Delphacidae

★ Derbidae

★ Dictyopharidae

★ Eurybrachyidae (= Eurybrachiidae)

★ Flatidae

★ Fulgoridae

★ Gengidae

★ Hypochthonellidae

★ Issidae (includes Caliscelidae)

★ Kinnaridae

★ Lophopidae

★ Meenoplidae

★ Nogodinidae

★ Ricaniidae

★ Tettigometridae

★ Tropiduchidae

See also

Green planthopper

References

★ Stephen W. Wilson (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) PDF