| 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 | |
Hylicinae is a subfamily in the family Cicadellidae (leafhoppers).
Description
Hylicine leafhoppers are moderately robust insects and are brownish to greyish in colouration. They feed on Dicotyledon trees and shrubs.
Distribution
This subfamily is mostly confined to the Afrotropical and Indomalayan regions.
Tribes and genera
There are three tribes in the subfamily.
Hylicini
Erected by Distant in 1908.
- Assiringia Distant, 1908
- Hylica Stål, 1863
- Traiguma Distant, 1908
- Wolfella Spinola, 1850
Malmaemichungiini
Erected by Metcalf in 1962. It is monotypic.
- Melliola Hedicke, 1923
Sudrini
Erected by Schmidt, E. in 1962.
- Balala Distant, 1908
- Hatigoria Distant, 1908
- Hemisudra Schmidt, E., 1911
- Kalasha Distant, 1908
- Karasekia Melichar, 1912
- Nacolus Jacobi, 1914
- Parasudra Schmidt, E., 1909
- Pseudosudra Schmidt, E., 1920
- Sudra Distant, 1908
References
- "Subfamily Hylicinae". 3I Interactive Keys and Taxonomic Databases. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
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