Deltocephalinae

Deltocephalinae
Texananus sp., a genus characterized by the three white dots on the scutellum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadellidae
Subfamily: Deltocephalinae
Fieber, 1869[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Deltocephalidae Fieber, 1869
  • Deltocephalides Fieber, 1869 (and other variants)

Deltocephalinae is a subfamily of leafhoppers. Deltocephalinae is the largest subfamily in the family Cicadellidae and is divided about 30 tribes, and 7280 described species.[2][3][4]

Tribes

The World Auchenorrhyncha Database[2] includes the following (the 2013 review[3] included about 10 tribe names that have been moved to other subfamilies or depreciated to subtribes: as indicated here):

  1. Acinopterini Oman, 1943
  2. Acostemmini Evans, 1972
  3. Arrugadini Linnavuori, 1965
  4. Athysanini Van Duzee, 1892
    1. Cochlorhinina Oman, 1943
    2. Koebeliina Baker, 1897
  5. Bahitini Zahniser & Dietrich, 2013
  6. Chiasmini Distant, 1908
  7. Cicadulini Van Duzee, 1892
  8. Deltocephalini Fieber, 1869
  9. Dorycephalini Oman, 1943
  10. Eupelicini Sahlberg, 1871
    1. Drakensbergenina Linnavuori, 1979
    2. Stenometopiina Baker, 1923
  11. Faltalini Zahniser & Dietrich, 2010
  12. Fieberiellini Wagner, 1951
  13. Goniagnathini Wagner, 1951
  14. Hecalini Distant, 1908
  15. Limotettigini Baker, 1915
  16. Luheriini Linnavuori, 1959
  17. Macrostelini Kirkaldy, 1906
  18. Magnentiini Linnavuori, 1978
  19. Mukariini Distant, 1908
  20. Occinirvanini Evans, 1966
  21. Opsiini Emeljanov, 1962
  22. Paralimnini Distant, 1908
  23. Pendarini Dmitriev, 2009
  24. Penthimiini Kirschbaum, 1868
  25. Scaphoideini Oman, 1943
    1. Drabescina Ishihara, 1953
    2. Phlepsiina Zahniser & Dietrich, 2013
  26. Scaphytopiini Oman, 1943
  27. Selenocephalini Fieber, 1872
    1. Bonaspeiina Zahniser & Dietrich, 2013
    2. Hypacostemmina Linnavuori & Al-Ne’amy, 1983
  28. Stegelytrini Baker, 1915
  29. Tetartostylini Wagner, 1951
  30. Vartini Zahniser & Dietrich, 2013
    1. Punctulina Dai, Zahniser, Viraktamath & Webb, 2017
    2. Vartina Zahniser & Dietrich, 2013
Incertae sedis
  • Brincadorus Oman, 1938
  • Saltadorus Camisão de Vasconcelos, Zahniser & Takiya, 2024
  • Other genera/species

References

  1. ^ Fieber FX (1869) Synopse der europäischen Deltocephali. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 9, 201–222, pls. 5–6.
  2. ^ a b c World Auchenorrhyncha Database: subfamily Deltocephalinae Fieber, 1869 (retrieved 29 December 2025)
  3. ^ a b Zahniser, J.N.; Dietrich, C. (2013). "A review of the tribes of Deltocephalinae (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae)". European Journal of Taxonomy (45). doi:10.5852/ejt.2013.45.
  4. ^ Stiller, Michael (2020-06-03). "A new leafhopper genus Geelus and 12 new species (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae) from Southern Africa". Zootaxa. 4786 (3): 301–344. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4786.3.1. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 33056470. S2CID 219913457.
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