Dictyopharidae is a family of planthoppers, related to the Fulgoridae. The family comprises nearly 760 species in more than 150 genera which are grouped into two subfamilies, Dictyopharinae and Orgeriinae.

 Like all other fulgoroids, they have the antennae arising on the side of the head below the compound eye (not between the eyes as in the Cicadoidea). Many species have an elongated frons. Those that do not have this elongation may have 2 or 3 carinae (keels). The median ocellus is absent.

Diversity: Genera are placed in two subfamilies:

Dictyopharinae: Authority: Onuki, 1901; selected genera include:

• Dictyophara Germar, 1833
• Dictyotenguna Song & Liang
• Miasa Distant, 1906
• Neodictya Synave, 1965
• Phylloscelis Germar, 1839
• Rhynchomitra Fennah, 1944
• Scolops Schaum, 1850
• Thanatodictya Kirkaldy, 1906

Orgeriinae: Authority: Fieber, 1872; the following genera, in four tribes, are included by BioLib.cz:
Almanini Kusnetzov, 1936
# Almana Stål, 1861
# Bursinia A. Costa, 1862
# Cnodalum Emeljanov, 1978
# Coppa Emeljanov, 1969
# Coppidius Emeljanov, 1969
# Haumavarga Oshanin, 1908
# Iphicara Emeljanov, 1978
# Mesorgerius Kusnezov, 1933
# Nymphorgerius Oshanin, 1913
# Orgamarella Emeljanov, 1969
# Parorgerioides Bergevin, 1928
# Scirtophaca Emeljanov, 1969
# Sphenarchus Emeljanov, 2003
# Tachorga Emeljanov, 1969
# Tigrahauda Oshanin, 1908
# Tilimontia Emeljanov, 1969
Colobocini Emeljanov, 1969
# Colobocus Emeljanov, 1969
Orgeriini Fieber, 1872
# Acinaca Ball & Hartzell, 1922
# Almanetta Emeljanov, 1999
# Aridia Ball & Hartzell, 1922
# Austrorgerius Woodward, 1960
# Deserta Ball & Hartzell, 1922
# Orgamara Ball, 1909
# Orgerius Stål, 1859
# Ticida Uhler, 1891
# Ticrania Emeljanov, 2006
# Timonidia Ball & Hartzell, 1922
# Yucanda Ball & Hartzell, 1922
# Kumlika Oshanin, 1912
# Ototettix Oshanin, 1912
Ranissini Emeljanov, 1969
# Elysiaca Emeljanov, 1969
# Parorgerius Melichar, 1912
# Phyllorgerius Kusnezov, 1928
# Ranissus Fieber, 1866
# Sphenocratus Horváth, 1910

Unplaced and fossil taxa: The following genera are incertae sedis:

• Mitropodes Baptista, Ferreira & Da-Silva, 2006
• Mozzela Baptista, Ferreira & Da-Silva, 2006

A number of species are known from the fossil record, which reaches back to the Santonian age of the Late Cretaceous. The oldest fossil, Netutela annunciator belonging to the extinct dictyopharine tribe Netutelini, was described from Taymyr amber on the Taymyr Peninsula of Russia. Younger amber fossils include the amber genus Alicodoxa described from Eocene Baltic and Rovno ambers Compression fossil species include the Ypresian Limfjordia breineri from the Fur Formation in Denmark and the Priabonian Florissantia elegans from the Florissant Formation, Colorado.