Family Cixiidae Spinola 1839 (cixiid planthopper)
Parent taxon: Fulgoroidea according to J. Szwedo 2007
Sister taxa: Achilidae, Derbidae, Dictyopharidae, Fulgoridiidae, Heseneuma, Hypocixius, Lalacidae, Lophopidae, Mundidae, Neazoniidae, Nogodinidae, Paricanoides, Pereboriidae, Prosbolopsis, Qiyangiricaniidae, Reticulocicada, Tropiduchidae
Subtaxa: Bothriobaltia, Cathaycixius, Cixiinae, Eoliarus, Mundopoides, Oligocixia, Perkunus, Permocixiella, Permocixius, Scytocixius, Surijokocixius, Yanducixius
Type: Cixiini
Ecology: