Macrostelini is a tribe in the Deltocephalinae subfamily of leafhoppers. Macrostelini contains 37 genera and over 300 species. The tribe has a cosmopolitan distribution. Some species in the genus Cicadulina are agricultural pests and transmit maize streak virus in Sub-saharan Africa.[1]
| Macrostelini | |
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| Macrosteles horvathi from Commanster, Belgian High Ardennes | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadellidae |
| Subfamily: | Deltocephalinae |
| Tribe: | Macrostelini Kirkaldy, 1906 |
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37, see text | |
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Genera edit
There are currently 37 described genera in Macrostelini:[1][2]
- Aderganna Knight & Webb, 1993
- Afrosteles Theron, 1975
- Agelina Oman, 1938
- Alebranus Linnavuori, 1959
- Argaterma White, 1878
- Atlantocella Dlabola, 1982
- Balclutha Kirkaldy, 1900
- Baldulus Oman, 1934
- Balolina Knight & Webb, 1988
- Cicadabara Knight & Webb, 1993
- Cicadulella China, 1928
- Cicadulina China, 1926
- Cicaduloida Osborn, 1934
- Cortona Oman, 1938
- Coryphaelus Puton, 1886
- Dalbulus DeLong, 1950
- Davisonia Dorst, 1937
- Elrabonia Linnavuori, 1959
- Evinus Dlabola, 1977
- Kadrabolina Knight & Webb, 1993
- Macrosteles Fieber, 1866
- Marquesitettix Metcalf, 1952
- Masafuera Knight & Webb, 1993
- Nesoclutha Evans, 1947
- Nesolina Osborn, 1935
- Nesophyla Osborn, 1934
- Nesoriella Osborn, 1934
- Nyhimbricus Webb, 1986
- Paracicadula Osborn, 1934
- Sagatus Ribaut, 1948
- Sanctahelenia Dlabola, 1976
- Scaphoidulina Osborn, 1934
- Scaphosteles Knight & Webb, 1993
- Sonronius Dorst, 1937
- Stellena Theron, 1973
- Teyasteles Linnavuori, 1969
- Yamatotettix Matsumura, 1914
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ NAVEED, HASSAN; ZHANG, YALIN (2018-08-27). "Review of the leafhopper tribe Macrostelini Kirkaldy (Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) in Pakistan with description of a new species". Zootaxa. 4462 (2): 257–273. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4462.2.8. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 30314047. S2CID 52974036.
External links edit
Wikispecies has information related to Macrostelini.
- "Macrostelini". BioLib.
- Macrostelini at bugguide.net
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