Bathysmatophorinae

Bathysmatophorinae is a small subfamily in the family Cicadellidae (leafhoppers).

Bathysmatophorinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Cicadellidae
Subfamily: Bathysmatophorinae
Anufriev, 1978
Tribes

Bathysmatophorini
Malmaemichungiini

Description

Bathysmatophorinae is a rare and primitive leafhopper subfamily, with a robust appearance and dull brown or grey colouration.[1] They resemble members of the subfamily Evacanthinae, of which they used to be a part. Many females of this subfamily have short and stubby wings that cannot produce flight.

Distribution

These leafhoppers are found in temperate environments and have only been recorded in the Northern Hemisphere in the Palearctic and Neararctic. In the United States and Canada, they are most often found in the Pacific Northwest, although they can be found farther inland as well. They are found on Dicotyledon trees, shrubs, and ferns.[2]

Tribes and genera

There are two tribes in the subfamily.

Genera considered members of the subfamily Bathysmatophorinae are listed below.

Bathysmatophorini

Erected by Anufriev in 1978.

  • Ambericarda Szwedo & Gebicki, 1998
  • Ankosus Oman & Musgrave, 1975
  • Babacephala Ishihara, 1958
  • Bathysmatophorus Sahlberg, J., 1871
  • Carsonus Oman, 1938
  • Errhomus Oman, 1938
  • Erronus Hamilton & Zack, 1999
  • Hylaius Oman & Musgrave, 1975
  • Jantarivacanthus Szwedo, 2005
  • Koreotettix Huh & Kwon, 1994
  • Lystridea Baker, 1898
  • Oniroxis China, 1925
  • Thatuna Oman, 1938

Malmaemichungiini

Erected by Kwon in 1983. Recorded only from the Korean peninsula (Kwon, 1983).

  • Bannalgaechungia Kwon, 1983
  • Malmaemichungia Kwon, 1983
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References
  1. "Hylaius oregonensis". BugGuide. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  2. "Subfamily Bathysmatophorinae". 3I Interactive Keys and Taxonomic Databases. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
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