Hylicinae is a subfamily in the family Cicadellidae (leafhoppers).
| Hylicinae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadellidae |
| Subfamily: | Hylicinae Distant, 1908 |
| Tribes | |
Description edit
Hylicine leafhoppers are moderately robust insects and are brownish to greyish in colouration. They feed on Dicotyledon trees and shrubs.[1]
Distribution edit
This subfamily is mostly confined to the Afrotropical and Indomalayan regions.
Tribes and genera edit
There are three tribes in the subfamily.
Hylicini edit
Erected by Distant in 1908.
- Assiringia Distant, 1908
- Hylica Stål, 1863
- Traiguma Distant, 1908
- Wolfella Spinola, 1850
Malmaemichungiini edit
Erected by Metcalf in 1962. It is monotypic.
- Melliola Hedicke, 1923
Sudrini edit
Erected by Schmidt, E. in 1962.
References edit
- ^ "Subfamily Hylicinae". 3I Interactive Keys and Taxonomic Databases. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
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