Centrotinae is a subfamily within the treehoppers (Membracidae) and is the largest and only subfamily with a worldwide distribution of species. There are nearly 1350 species placed in 216 genera. Species in the genus make use of a wide range of host plants belonging to 105 plant families with dominant ones being Leguminosae, Compositae, Solanaceae, and Euphorbiaceae. Most species have relationships with ants that tend them for honeydew.[1][2] The Centrotinae typically have the posterior pronotal process not concealing the scutellum and the forewing has the clavus truncated at the apex and having a broad apical limbus. Exceptions in which the scutellum are partly concealed can be found both in the New and Old World.[3]

Centrotinae
Centrotus cornutus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Membracidae
Subfamily: Centrotinae
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Type genus
Centrotus
Fabricius, 1803

Classification

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A number of tribes are recognized within the subfamily including:

A few genera are still unplaced and include:

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Ruitao; Feng, Leining; Dietrich, Christopher H.; Yuan, Xiangqun (2022). "Characterization, Comparison of Four New Mitogenomes of Centrotinae (Hemiptera: Membracidae) and Phylogenetic Implications Supports New Synonymy". Life. 12 (1): 61. Bibcode:2022Life...12...61Y. doi:10.3390/life12010061. ISSN 2075-1729. PMC 8777817. PMID 35054454.
  2. ^ Cryan, Jason R.; Wiegmann, Brian M.; Deitz, Lewis L.; Dietrich, Christopher H. (2000). "Phylogeny of the Treehoppers (Insecta: Hemiptera: Membracidae): Evidence from Two Nuclear Genes". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 17 (2): 317–334. doi:10.1006/mpev.2000.0832. PMID 11083944.
  3. ^ Dietrich, C. H.; Mckamey, S. H.; Deitz, L. L. (2001). "Morphology-based phylogeny of the treehopper family Membracidae (Hemiptera: Cicadomorpha: Membracoidea)". Systematic Entomology. 26 (2): 213–239. Bibcode:2001SysEn..26..213D. doi:10.1046/j.1365-3113.2001.00140.x. ISSN 0307-6970. S2CID 84120872.
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