Insecta - Hemiptera - Ricaniidae
Alternative spelling: Ricanides
Full reference: C. J. B. Amyot and J. G. Audinet-Serville. 1843. Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Hémiptères 1-676
Parent taxon: Fulgoroidea according to J. Deng et al. 2025
See also Archibald and Mathewes 2000, Bourgoin and Szwedo 2022, Bourgoin and Szwedo 2023, Lin et al. 2010, Szwedo 2018, Szwedo 2019, Szwedo et al. 2004 and Wappler 2003
Sister taxa: Achilidae, Asira, Asiraca albipuncta, Caliscelidae, Cicadellites obscurus, Cixioides, Cixius fraternus, Cixius proavus, Derbidae, Dictyopharidae, Eofulgorella, Eoliarus, Eurybrachidae, Flatidae, Fulgoridae, Heseneuma, Issidae, Laiyangella, Lophopidae, Megaleurodes, Nogodinidae, Oligonila, Paricanoides, Poeocera venulosa, Prosbolopsidae, Protoliarus, Spinonympha, Tettigometridae, Tropiduchidae, Yetkhatidae
Subtaxa: Acroprivesa Cotradechites Dilaropsis Eoperlites Eoricania Hammapteryx Neoricania Osaka Pocharica Ricania Ricaniinae Scolypopites
Type: Ricania
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Tanzania (4 collections)
• Eocene of Australia (1), Canada (1: British Columbia), Denmark (1), France (1), Germany (4), the United Kingdom (3), United States (3: Colorado, Wyoming)
• Paleocene of France (1), United States (1: North Dakota)
Total: 20 collections including 30 occurrences