Elicinae is a subfamily of planthoppers that belongs to the family Tropiduchidae.
Taxonomy Elicinids are ‘non-typical tropiduchids’ of the family Tropiduchidae. The type genus of this subfamily is Elica. There are four extant and four extinct tribes, with genera including:
†Austrini Szwedo & Stroiński, 2010 Austris Szwedo & Stroiński, 2010
Bucini Gnezdilov, Bartlett & Bourgoin, 2016 Source:Gnezdilov V. M., Bartlett C. R. & Bourgoin T. 2016 - A new tribe of Tropiduchidae (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea) with revision of the genus Buca and description of asymmetric hind leg spinulation. Florida Entomologist 99(3): 406-416 . Buca Walker, 1858 c g †Krundia Szwedo, 2019
Elicini Melichar, 1915 Source:Melichar L (1915) Monographie der Lophopinen. Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici. Budapest 13: 337-385 . Acrisius Stål, 1862 Danepteryx Uhler, 1889 i c g b Dictyobia Uhler, 1889 i c g b Dictyonia Uhler, 1889 i c g b Dictyonissus Uhler, 1876 Dictyssa Melichar, 1906 Dyctidea Uhler, 1889 Elica - monotypic Elica latipennis Walker, 1857 c g Misodema Melichar, 1907 i c g b Neaethus Stål, 1861 i c g b Osbornia Ball, 1910 i c g b
Elibucini Zhou & Chang, 2026 Elibuca Zhou & Chang, 2026
†Gedanotropidini Szwedo & Stroiński, 2017 Gedanotropis Szwedo & Stroiński, 2017Szwedo, Jacek & STROIńSKI, Adam. (2017). Who's that girl? A singular Tropiduchidae planthopper from the Eocene Baltic amber (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha). Palaeontologia Electronica. 1-20. 10.26879/784.
†Laberiini Stroiński, Bourgoin & Szwedo, 2022 Laberia Stroiński, Bourgoin & Szwedo, 2022STROIńSKI, Adam & Bourgoin, Thierry & Szwedo, Jacek. (2022). Laberiini, a new tribe of Tropiduchidae planthoppers from Madagascar (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea). European Journal of Taxonomy. 836. 23-54. 10.5852/ejt.2022.836.1913.
Parathisciini Gnezdilov, 2013 Source:Gnezdilov V. M. 2013 - Contribution to the taxonomy of the family Tropiduchidae St l (Hemiptera, Fulgoroidea) with description of two new tribes from Afrotropical Region. Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift. Berlin 60(2): 179-191 . Hemithiscia Schmidt, 1912 Paraphilatis Melichar, 1914 Parathiscia Melichar, 1901 Pseudothiscia Schmidt, 1912
†Patollini Szwedo & Stroiński, 2013 Patollo Szwedo & Stroiński, 2013
Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net
Taxonomic history This subfamily was moved back into the family Tropiduchidae by Gnezdilov (2013) which also moved Elicini from Nogodinidae here too. This united it with Gaetuliini while simultaneously establishing the tribe Parathisciini. Later, the tribe Bucini was added to this subfamily. In 2026, the tribe Elibucini was established.
Distribution They have a wide distribution being found in places such as South America or Africa. In China, Elicinae are represented only by the tribe Elicini with the genera Indogaetulia and Connelicita. The lack of Chinese representatives discovered and described so far could mean that the fauna of this region is insufficiently explored with additional undescribed taxa being likely to occur.
Description Members of this subfamily are ‘non-typical tropiduchids’ differing from them with their more steeply tectiform body shape. They also have issid-like female genitalia with rounded structures, a triangular first valvulae with a well-developed anterior connective laminae and a gonoplac lacking marginal teeth or bearing only minute denticles.
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