Tartessinae

Tartessinae
Tartessus ferrugineus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Superfamily: Membracoidea
Family: Cicadellidae
Subfamily: Tartessinae
Distant, 1908

The Tartessinae are a subfamily of leafhoppers, originally erected by as a family by William Lucas Distant in 1908.[1] In terms of numbers of genera and species, this subfamily is dominated by the tribe Tartessini, with about 150 described species from India, Japan, SE Asia through to Australia.[2]

Tribes and genera

The World Auchenorrhyncha Database[2] includes:

Neopsini

Authority: Linnavuori, 1977 - South America (about 14 spp.)

  1. Neopsis Oman, 1938
  2. Nollia Hamilton, 1983

Tartessini Distant, 1908

  1. Alosarpestus Evans, 1981
  2. Alotartessella Evans, 1981
  3. Alotartessus Evans, 1981
  4. Austrotartessus Evans, 1981
  5. Borditartessus Evans, 1981
  6. Borduria (bug) Distant, 1908
  7. Brunotartessus Evans, 1981
  8. Bulotartessus Evans, 1981
  9. Calotartessus Evans, 1981
  10. Distantessus Evans, 1981
  11. Dorrotartessus Evans, 1981
  12. Duatartessus Evans, 1981
  13. Eutartessus Evans, 1981
  14. Fedotartessus Evans, 1981
  15. Flavitartessus Evans, 1981
  16. Furcatartessus Evans, 1981
  17. Infulatartessus Evans, 1981
  18. Iriatartessus Evans, 1981
  19. Kaltitartessus Evans, 1981
  20. Macrotartessus Evans, 1981
  21. Microtartessus Evans, 1981
  22. Milotartessus Evans, 1981
  23. Neotartessus Evans, 1981
  24. Newmaniana Evans, 1942
  25. Nigritartessus Evans, 1981
  26. Philotartessus Evans, 1981
  27. Phytotartessus Evans, 1981
  28. Plexitartessus Evans, 1981
  29. Protartessus Evans, 1981
  30. Sarpestus Spångberg, 1878
  31. Spanotartessus Evans, 1981
  32. Tartessella Evans, 1937
  33. Tartessoides Evans, 1937
  34. Tartessops Evans, 1981
  35. Tartessus Stål, 1865
  36. Tenuitartessus Evans, 1981
  37. Triviotartessus Evans, 1981
  38. Unguitartessus Evans, 1981
Incertae sedis
  • genus Tardrabassus Dai & Dietrich, 2012 – Vietnam, Laos

References

  1. ^ Distant WL (1908) Rhynchota. IV. Homoptera and appendix (Pt.). In The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. London: Taylor & Francis. pp. 1–419. [XV + 501 pp.]
  2. ^ a b World Auchenorrhyncha Database: subfamily Tartessinae Distant, 1908 (retrieved 21 December 2025)
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