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Issue: Vol. 5653 No. 3: 27 Jun. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-06-27
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5653.3.1
Page range: 301-323
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Delphacidae (Hemiptera: Delphacoidea) of the Indian sub-continent: annotated checklist with keys to subfamilies and tribes

Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous; Bangalore; 560095; Karnataka; India
Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle; UMR 7205 MNHN-CNRS-Sorbonne Université-EPHE-Univ. Antilles; CP 50; 57 Rue Cuvier; 75005; Paris; France
Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology; University of Delaware; 531 South College Avenue; 250 Townsend Hall; Newark; DE 19716-2160; USA
Hemiptera Delphacoidea Delphacidae Delphacinae Asiracinae Ugyopini Delphacini

Abstract

A checklist of Delphacidae species is provided with a dichotomous key for the subfamilies and tribes of the family from the Indian-subcontinent. Accordingly, the family Delphacidae is represented by four subfamilies, six tribes, 55 genera, and 129 species. Among these, Delphacinae is the most diverse subfamily, represented by two tribes and 46 genera.

 

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Thangam, S.D., Bourgoin, T. & Bartlett, C.R. (2025) Delphacidae (Hemiptera: Delphacoidea) of the Indian sub-continent: annotated checklist with keys to subfamilies and tribes. Zootaxa, 5653 (3), 301–323. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5653.3.1