| Ricaniidae | |
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| Euricania facialis adult | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Infraorder: | Fulgoromorpha |
| Superfamily: | Fulgoroidea |
| Family: | Ricaniidae Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843 |
Ricaniidae is a family of planthopper insects, containing over 400 species worldwide. The highest diversity is in tropical Africa and Asia and in Australia, with a few species occurring in the Palearctic and Neotropical realms. It is one of the smaller families in the planthopper superfamily Fulgoroidea.[1]
- ^ Xu, Chang-Qing; Liang, Ai-Ping; Jiang, Guo-Mei (2007). "The genus Euricania Melichar (Homoptera: Ricaniidae) from China" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 54 (1): 1–10.