Euacanthella
| Euacanthellini | |
|---|---|
| Euacanthella palustris (adult brachypterous female, length about 7.8 mm) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadellidae |
| Subfamily: | Errhomeninae |
| Tribe: | Euacanthellini Evans, 1966 |
| Genus: | Euacanthella Evans, 1974[1] |
Euacanthella is a genus of leafhoppers, native to Australia and adventive in New Zealand; it is now placed in the subfamily Errhomeninae and the monogeneric tribe Euacanthellini Evans, 1966.[2]
Taxonomy
The obsolete subfamily Euacanthellinae contained two tribes, Euacanthellini (always containing just Euacanthella), and Sagmatini (now placed in the Aphrodinae). A monotypic genus Paulianiana endemic to Madagascar is now placed incertae sedis in the Ledrinae.
Species
New Zealand has a single species, Euacanthella palustris, adventive from Australia. The World Auchenorrhyncha Database includes:
- Euacanthella bicolor Evans, 1938
- Euacanthella impressa Fletcher, 2008
- Euacanthella palustris Evans, 1938
References
- ^ Evans, J.W. (1974). "New Caledonian leafhoppers and the systematic position of Kosmiopelix Kirkaldy and Euacanthella Evans (Homoptera: Cicadelloidea)" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 16 (2–3): 165–175.
- ^ World Auchenorrhyncha Database: tribe Euacanthellini Evans, 1966 (retrieved 22 December 2025))
External links
- Media related to Euacanthella at Wikimedia Commons