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Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants © Roger Key Family   Cixiidae Sub Family   Description   a family of bugs Background to Family   The life histories of the 12 members of the family are poorly known. Nymphs of all species are believed to feed on the roots of plants, in wax-lined cells underground. Adults have been recorded from vegetation in a wide range of habitats. All the records in the database refer to unspecified hosts.     No. taxa in DBIF   2 No. interactions   3 % interactions with British data   100% No. records   3 % taxa with British data   100% Notes   Data currently unassessed by a specialist for changes in nomenclature, new species to the British list, new interactions, errors in original sources, and misspellings. Following a brief inspection in 2007, Alan Stewart judged that the data for the Auchenorrhyncha were very out-of-date, because a large body of knowledge has accrued since the last update.; ; Notes on Sources   Most recent source   1978 Below is a list of all sources for this family / sub-family contained within DBIF. Click on source name for a list of all records for this source.   Source   Le Quesne, W.J.(1964) Entomologist's mon. Mag. 100 117-117:117 Source   Payne, K.(1978) Entomologist's mon. Mag. 114 210-210:210 Source   Le Quesne, W.J.(1960) Handbk Ident. Br. Insects II:3 1-68:10