Biology:Macrostelini

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Short description: Tribe of true bugs

Macrostelini
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Macrosteles horvathi from Commanster, Belgian High Ardennes
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadellidae
Subfamily: Deltocephalinae
Tribe: Macrostelini
Kirkaldy, 1906
Genera

37, see text

Synonyms
  • Balcluthini Baker, 1915
  • Gnathodini Baker, 1915
  • Coryphaelini Nast, 1972

Macrostelini is a tribe in the Deltocephalinae subfamily of leafhoppers. Macrostelini contains 37 genera and over 300 species. The tribe has a cosmopolitan distribution. Some species in the genus Cicadulina are agricultural pests and transmit maize streak virus in Sub-saharan Africa.[1]

Genera

There are currently 37 described genera in Macrostelini:[1][2]


References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5989187 entry