The family Ricaniidae contains 67 genera and 437 species distributed 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.The family Ricaniidae is a morphologically unique group, and it can be easily recognized in Fulgoroidea as most species have expanded, membranous and triangular tegmina.
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Subfamily Ricaniinae
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(Johore, Malaysia)
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(Sarawak, Malaysia)
Ricaniidae nymphs
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(Sarawak, Malaysia)
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