Mileewinae
Mileewinae is a small subfamily in the family Cicadellidae (leafhoppers). It is closely related to Typhlocybinae and contains species that were previously part of Cicadellinae.
Mileewinae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Family: | Cicadellidae |
Subfamily: | Mileewinae Evans, 1947 |
Tribes | |
Makilingiini |
Description
Mileewine leafhoppers are small, slender, and usually quite dark in colouration, with blue and yellow accents. They often rest with their wings unfolded, unlike most leafhoppers.[1]
Distribution
Members of the subfamily are found feeding on Dicotyledon herbs in the Afrotropical, Indomalayan, Neotropical, and Australian realms.[2]
Tribes and genera
There are four tribes in the subfamily.
Makilingiini
Erected by Evans in 1947. A monotypic tribe found in the Indomalayan realm.
- Makilingia Baker, 1914
Mileewini
Erected by Evans in 1947. They are found throughout the entire range of the subfamily.
- Amahuaka Melichar, 1926
- Archeguina Young, 1993
- Eomileewa Gebicki & Szwedo, 2001
- Mileewa Distant, 1908
- Teniwitta Szwedo, 2019
- Ujna Distant, 1908
- Youngeewa Gebicki & Szwedo, 2001
Tinteromini
A monotypic tribe erected by Godoy & Webb in 1994.
- Tinteromus Godoy & Webb, 1994
Tungurahualini
Erected by Dietrich in 2011
- Ilyapa Dietrich, 2011
- Tungurahuala Kramer, 1965\
References
- "Mileewinae". iNaturalist. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- "Subfamily Mileewinae". 3I Interactive Keys and Taxonomic Databases. Retrieved May 5, 2020.