Tettigometridae
The Tettigometridae[1] are a family of Fulgoromorpha (planthoppers), with an Old World species distribution.
| Tettigometridae | |
|---|---|
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| Nototettigometra patruelis from South Africa | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Hemiptera | 
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha | 
| 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
    
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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
    
- Germar EF (1821) Bemerkungen über einige Gattungen der Cicadarien. Magazin der Entomologie. Halle 4: 1-106 [6].
 - Fulgoromorpha Lists On the Web (FLOW): Tettigometridae Germar, 1821 (retrieved 15 December 2019)
 
External links
    
 Media related to Tettigometridae at Wikimedia Commons
 Data related to Tettigometridae at Wikispecies
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