Hemiptera of Cyprus : Cixiidae Family

Cixius distinguendus Cixiidae
Cixius granulatus Cixiidae
Duilius seticulosus Cixiidae
Hyalesthes mavromoustakisi Cixiidae
Hyalesthes mlokosieviczi Cixiidae
Hyalesthes obsoletus Cixiidae
Pentastira major Cixiidae
Pentastiridius leporinus Cixiidae
Reptalus panzeri Cixiidae
Setapius lindbergi Cixiidae
Tachycixius cyprica Cixiidae
Tachycixius cypricus Cixiidae
Tachycixius desertorum Cixiidae
Tachycixius pilosa Cixiidae
Tachycixius pilosus Cixiidae

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The Cixiidae are a family of fulgoroid insects, one of many families commonly known as planthoppers, distributed worldwide and comprising more than 2,000 species from over 150 genera.

Description

Cixiid species are typically comparatively small (body size less than a centimeter) and usually inconspicuous. The face is longer than wide and the head is narrower than the pronotum. The forewings are at least partly transparent and the veins bear minute setae. The hind tibiae end in a cluster of spines and may sometimes have spines along their length. Nymphs live underground, feeding on roots. Adults feed on herbs, shrubs and/or trees; some are polyphagous, while others are specialised on their host plants (monophagous). A couple of species are cavernicolous, feeding on roots in volcanic caves. Females occasionally bear impressive "wax tails" produced by wax-producing plates at the tip of their abdomen.[3][4]

Several species are of economic importance (e.g. Hyalesthes obsoletus, Haplaxius crudus). Phytoplasma are common parasites in these insects, causing diseases in coconut palms and foliage, grapevines, sugar beets, and lilies.[5]