Family Delphacidae

Subfamily Delphacinae

Tribe Delphacini

Type species: Yukonodelphax kendallae Wilson, 1992.

Distribution: Northern United States and Canada.

Recognized species

Three species were recognized in this genus by Wilson 1992, 1997, but one [Yukonodelphax pediforma (Beamer, 1947)] subsequently moved to Elachodelphax by Hamilton (2002).

Yukonodelphax kendallae Wilson, 1992 - Canada: Alberta, Yukon.
Yukonodelphax stramineosa (Beamer, 1948) - USA: Connecticut, New York; Canada; Quebec.

Recorded hosts: None.

Economic Importance:  Limited.

Recognition

Keys to genus are found in Wilson (1992).  

Yukonodelphax stramineosa - male (Beamer paratype)

Yukonodelphax stramineosa - female (Beamer paratype)

Molecular resources

At this time, neither Genbank or Bold have any molecular resources for this genus.

Selected references

Hamilton, K.G.A. 2002. Homoptera (Insecta) in Pacific Northwest grasslands. Part 1 - New and revised taxa of leafhoppers and planthoppers (Cicadellidae and Delphacidae). Journal of the Entomological Society of British Columbia 99: 3-31.

Wilson, S. W. 1992. The Delphacidae of Yukon Territory, Canada (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea). Insecta Mundi 6(2): 79-100.

Wilson, S. W. 1997. Delphacid planthoppers (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea: Delphacidae) of the Yukon. In: H. V. Danks and J. A. Downes, (eds.). Biological Survey of Canada (Terrestrial Arthropods), Ottawa, Canada. Pp. 377-385.