INTRODUCTION 
The present catalogue of the Family Nogodinidae forms Part 12 of 
Fascicle IV of the General Catalogue of the Homoptera of the World, 
which is devoted to the Superfamily Fulgoroidea. 
CLASSIFICATION ADOPTED 
The classification adopted in the present catalogue is a modification of 
the one proposed by Melichar in 1923. 
CHARACTERS OF THE FAMILY NOGODINIDAE 
The Family Nogodinidae is one of the smaller families of the Fulgoroidea. 
The present catalogue contains 41 genera and 129 species. Seventeen of 
the known genera include but a single species. 
This family was established as a group of the Family Ricaniidae by 
Melichar 1898c: 295. Later it was considered as a tribe or a subfamily of 
the Family Ricaniidae until Muir in 1930c: 466, recognizing the funda¬ 
mental characters of the segments of the hind tarsi and other characters, 
established it as a distinct family. 
The general characters of the family may be briefly summarized as fol¬ 
lows: Head, including the compound eyes, about as wide as the pronotum, 
sometimes slightly wider, sometimes a little narrower. The crown is short 
and broad, generally separated from the frons by a distinct transverse 
carina. Frons longer than wide, the lateral margins nearly parallel for two- 
thirds of its length then narrowed to the clypeal suture; lateral carinae 
strongly elevated, the median carina sometimes distinct, sometimes barely 
visible. A few genera have fairly distinct intermediate carinae. Clypeus less 
than half as long as the frons; lateral carinae distinct, median carina usu¬ 
ally fairly distinct, intermediate carinae rare. Antennae small, the first 
segment short, collarlike, the second segment usually distinctly longer 
than broad. Pronotum short and broad, anterior margin sometimes pro¬ 
jecting to the anterior margin of the compound eyes; posterior margin 
deeply incised; laterally the pronotum narrows behind the compound eyes 
and usually extends ventrad to the level of the clypeus; the lateral areas 
of the pronotum are variously expanded below the compound eyes. Meso- 
notum large, usually longer than its greatest width, tricarinate. Tegmina 
large, usually broader toward the apex, coriaceous, subhyaline or hyaline, 
with numerous veins and crossveins; costal membrane with several cross¬ 
veins; basal cell usually large; clavus not punctulate, with claval veins 
united at the middle or beyond; the claval stem reaching the apex of the 
tegmina. Hind tibia with lateral spines; second segment of the hind tarsus 
small with a pair of spines at the apex. 
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