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Acostemmini

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Acostemmini is a tribe of leafhoppers in the subfamily Deltocephalinae. Acostemmini contains 12 genera and around 30 species. The tribe is found throughout tropical Africa, the Indian subcontinent and New Guinea. The highest diversity is found in Madagascar including an endemic genus, Ikelibeloha.[1]

Acostemmini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadellidae
Subfamily: Deltocephalinae
Tribe: Acostemmini
Evans, 1972
Genera

12, see text.

Synonyms

Acroponinae Linnavuori & Quartau, 1975

Genera

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There are currently 12 described genera in the tribe Acostemmini:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Zahniser, James N; Dietrich, Chris (2013-05-29). "A review of the tribes of Deltocephalinae (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae)". European Journal of Taxonomy (45). doi:10.5852/ejt.2013.45. ISSN 2118-9773.
  2. ^ ZAHNISER, J. N.; NIELSON, M. W. (2012-02-28). "An extraordinary new genus and three new species of Acostemmini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from Madagascar with comments on the morphology and classification of the tribe". Zootaxa. 3209 (1): 28. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3209.1.2. ISSN 1175-5334.