Family Delphacidae

Subfamily Delphacinae

Tribe Delphacini

Genus Kelisoidea Beamer, 1950.

Type species (in original combination): Kelisoidea versa Beamer, 1950

Distribution: USA: Florida.

Recognized species

There is only a single species in this genus.

Kelisoidea versa Beamer, 1950 - USA: Florida (Ramrod key [15 Mar 1947], Big Pine Key, Royal Palm State Park [16 Mar 1947], extreme southern Florida).

Reported Hosts: None

Economic Importance: Limited - this genus is represented by a single, rarely encountered species.  This species has apparently not been encountered since it was originally found by Beamer, except for one specimen labeled Florida, Monroe Co. Little Torch Ter., 5 May 1975.

Recognition

Paratype male

Paratype female

Molecular resources: None.

Selected References

Beamer, R.H. 1950. Five new genera of delphacine fulgorids (Homoptera - Fulgoridae - Delphacinae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 23(4): 128-133.

Kennedy A.C., C.R. Bartlett, and S.W. Wilson. 2012. An annotated checklist of the delphacid planthoppers (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) of Florida with the description of three new species and the new genus, Meristopsis. Florida Entomologist 95(2): 395-421.