Neobalinae

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Neobalinae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadellidae
Subfamily: Neobalinae
Linnavuori, 1959

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

Description

Neobaline leafhoppers are often darkly coloured with fluorescent accents.[1]

Distribution

Members of the subfamily are found feeding on Dicotyledon trees and shrubs in the Neotropics.[2]

Genera

There are nine genera in this subfamily (not arranged into tribes).

References

  1. "Neobalinae". iNaturalist. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  2. "Subfamily Neobalinae". 3I Interactive Keys and Taxonomic Databases. Retrieved May 6, 2020.