Goniagnathini is a
tribe
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of
leafhoppers
Leafhopper is the common name for any species from the family Cicadellidae: based on the type genus ''Cicadella''. These minute insects, colloquially known as hoppers, are plant feeders that suck plant sap from grass, shrubs, or trees. Their hind ...
in the
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ...
Deltocephalinae
Deltocephalinae is a subfamily of leafhoppers. Deltocephalinae is the largest subfamily in the family Cicadellidae and is divided into 40 tribes, comprising over 925 genera
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below fam ...
. Goniagnathini contains 4 genera and around 60 species.
Of these, one new species, ''Goniagnathus'' ''cornutus'' was recently verified in China.
Genera
There are currently four described genera in Goniagnathini:
References
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Deltocephalinae
Hemiptera tribes