Derbidae

Derbidae
Derbidae
Anotia bonnetii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha
Superfamily: Fulgoroidea
Family: Derbidae

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Derbidae is a family of bugs in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha. The nymphs of some species nymph feed on fungi[1] while adults live by sucking sap. Many adults are recognizable by their habit of holding up their wings. The short apical segment of the rostrum identifies the family.

References

  1. ^ Resh, V.H. and R.C. Cardé (editors) 2003. The Encyclopedia of Insects. Academic Press.