- Source: Centrotinae
Centrotinae is a subfamily within the treehoppers (Membracidae) and is the largest and only subfamily with a worldwide distribution of species. There are nearly 1350 species placed in 216 genera. Species in the genus make use of a wide range of host plants belonging to 105 plant families with dominant ones being Leguminosae, Compositae, Solanaceae, and Euphorbiaceae. Most species have relationships with ants that tend them for honeydew. The Centrotinae typically have the posterior pronotal process not concealing the scutellum and the forewing has the clavus truncated at the apex and having a broad apical limbus. Exceptions in which the scutellum are partly concealed can be found both in the New and Old World.
Classification
A number of tribes are recognized within the subfamily including:
Beaufortianini
Boccharini
Boocerini (New World)
Centrocharesini
Centrodontini (New World)
Centrotini
Centrotypini
Choucentrini
Ebhuloidesini
Gargarini
Hypsaucheniini
Leptobelini
Leptocentrini
Lobocentrini
Maarbarini
Micreunini
Monobelini (New World)
Nessorhinini (New World)
Oxyrhachini
Pieltainellini (New World)
Platycentrini (New World)
Terentiini
Xiphopoeini
A few genera are still unplaced and include:
Aspasiana
Centrobelus
Elaphiceps
Insitor
Insitoroides
Kaikaia
Megalocentrus
Megaloschema
Selenacentrus
Sinocentrus
Tyrannotus
References
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Treehoppers