The Dichopterinae are a sub-family of planthoppers, now placed in the Fulgoridae, erected by Leopold Melichar in 1912. The recorded distribution is: South America, Africa, Europe (German fossil species) and Asia through to Borneo.
Tribes and Genera
Fulgoromorpha Lists On the Web lists:
Cladodipterini
Authority: Metcalf, 1938 (South America) Cladodiptera Spinola, 1839 Diacira Walker, 1858 Sclerodepsa Emeljanov, 2011
Dichopterini
Authority: Melichar, 1912
Dichoptera Spinola, 1839 (type genus - Asia) †Wedelphus Szwedo & Wappler, 2006 (Germany)
Dorysarthrini
Authority: Emeljanov, 1979
Dorysarthrus Puton, 1895 (Africa, Middle East) Pibrocha Kirkaldy, 1902 (Sri Lanka, Thailand)
Protachilini
Authority: Emeljanov, 2013 (South America) Protachilus – monotypic P. rex Fennah, 1944