Biology:Punctulini

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Short description: Tribe of true bugs

Punctulini
Scientific classification e
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

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]

Genera

There are currently 3 described genera in Punctulini:[1]

  • Hirsutula Dai, Zahniser, Viraktamath & Webb, 2017
  • Punctulus Dai, Zahniser, Viraktamath & Webb, 2017
  • Taveunius Dai, Zahniser, Viraktamath & Webb, 2017

References

Wikidata ☰ Q95506710 entry