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Auchenorrhyncha: Fulgoromorpha

Cixius nervosus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Cambridge, Cherry Hinton West Pit TL482555, 1 Sep 2015. Family Cixiidae (lace-hoppers) Widespread and common species found on deciduous trees and shrubs NBN Atlas

Tachycixius pilosus (Olivier, 1791)

Cambridge, Coldhams Common TL474583, 30 May 2017. Distinguished by the presence of dark spots between the veins at the tip of the forewing. There are also usually three short dark stripes along the forewing edge. Adults on deciduous trees and shrubs, the larvae feeding at the base of various grasses. NBN Atlas

Asiraca clavicornis (Fabricius, 1794)

Cambridge, garden; nymph 8 Sep 2014; adult 22 May 2015. Family Delphacidae Easily recognised by its thick antennae and swollen front legs. Its German name "Schaufelspornzikade" appears to translate as "Shovel spur cicada" Until recently thought to be declining in range - may now be expanding again NBN Atlas

Dicranotropis hamata (Boheman, 1847)

Gwydir Street; 27 Aug 2021. Family Delphacidae Usually brachypterous. Males have a dark abdomen and pale forewings which have a dark spot at the tip of the clavus. In addition, the genital segment is strongly extended backwards. Found on various grasses throughout Great Britain. NBN Atlas

Hyledelphax elegantula (Boheman, 1847)

Cambridge, Barnwell East LNR TL479583; 4 July 2017. Family Delphacidae Forewings are hyaline (translucent) and usually brachypterous (shorter than the abdomen) Common in grassland, although easy to overlook at only about 3mm long. NBN Atlas

Javesella forcipata (Boheman, 1847)

Lime Kiln Close, Cherry Hinton TL485561; 1 Jul 2021 Family Delphacidae A local species on grasses, usually in woodland, across the UK. Difficult to distinguish from J. obscurella NBN Atlas

Javesella pellucida (Fabricius, 1794)

Cambridge, garden; 26 May 2016. Family Delphacidae Mainly on grasses, also conifers and horsetails. Widespread in southern & central England. NBN Atlas

Stenocranus major (Kirschbaum, 1868)

Cambridge - Perse Girls School nature reserve TL446570, 16 Sep 2014 Family Delphacidae Locally common in southern Britain in marshy places with reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea) Caution: the scarcer S. fuscovittatus can only be distinguished with difficulty NBN Atlas

Issus coleoptratus (Fabricius, 1781)

		Cambridge, 15-17 May 2015. Family Issidae: one of only two British representatives of this family The other, I. muscaeformis, is rarer and does not have a dark band across the face Found on a range of woody plants, including most common deciduous trees; also on Ivy, as here NBN Atlas Enlarged images: Nymph | Adult
	West Pit, Cherry Hinton TL482555, 18 November 2014. This rather poor image is included as it appears to be the first record in VC29.

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