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 T. Bourgoin and J. Szwedo 2023
See also Archibald and Mathewes 2000, Bourgoin and Szwedo 2022, 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, Kinnaridae, 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
Ecology:
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)
• Clarkforkian of United States (1: North Dakota)
• Paleocene of France (1)
Total: 20 collections including 30 occurrences