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Biogeography


Below is a table summarizing the biogeographic distribution of delphacid planthoppers.

 

Geographic distribution of Delphacini (from Asche, 1985: 336) based on 229 genera, 1403 species.

Faunal Region

# Genera

# Species

%

Paleartic

114

388

27.7

Nearctic

33

271

19.3

Pacific

42

268

19.1

Oriental

69

230

16.4

Ethiopian

52

206

14.7

Neotropical

29

181

12.9

Australian

29

51

3.7

S. Atlantic

4

9

0.6

Totals sum to greater than 100% due to species found in multiple regions.