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]

Deltocephalinae
Texananus sp., a genus characterized by the three white dots on the scutellum
Stirellus bicolor
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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

Tribes

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There are currently 40 described tribes within Deltocephalinae:[1]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  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.
  3. ^ Nielson, M. W. (2019-10-02). "A Taxonomic Revision of the Cosmopolitan Leafhopper Subfamily Coelidiinae Dohrn Sensu Lato with a Historical Review of Attendant Taxa and Phylogeny (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 145 (2): 297. doi:10.3157/061.145.0201. ISSN 0002-8320. S2CID 203977226.
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