Deltocephalinae

Deltocephalinae
Texananus sp., a genus characterized by the three white dots on the scutellum
Stirellus bicolor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadellidae
Subfamily: Deltocephalinae
Dallas, 1870
Diversity

40 tribes, 925+ genera, 6,500+ species

Deltocephalinae is a subfamily of leafhoppers. Deltocephalinae is the largest subfamily in the family Cicadellidae and is divided into 40 tribes, comprising over 925 genera, and over 6,700 described species.[1][2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference zahniser was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ 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.