Punctulini is a tribe of leafhoppers in the subfamily Deltocephalinae. Punctulini currently contains 3 genera and 5 species. It is most closely related to Vartini and Magnentiini within Deltocephalinae.[1][2]
Punctulini | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
Family: | Cicadellidae |
Subfamily: | Deltocephalinae |
Tribe: | Punctulini Dai, Zahniser, Viraktamath & Webb, 2017 |
Genera | |
3, see text |
Genera
editThere are currently 3 described genera in Punctulini:[1]
References
edit- ^ a b DAI, W.; ZAHNISER, J.N.; VIRAKTAMATH, C.A.; WEBB, M.D. (2017-01-26). "Punctulini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae), a new leafhopper tribe from the Oriental region and Pacific Islands". Zootaxa. 4226 (2): 229. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4226.2.4. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 28187613.
- ^ Ramani, S.; Mohanraj, Prashanth; HM, Yeshwanth (2019-10-16). Indian Insects: Diversity and Science. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-429-59007-8.