Punctulini is a

tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide use of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. The definition is contested, in part due to conflict ...

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

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 ...

. Punctulini currently contains 3 genera and 5 species. It is most closely related to Vartini and

Magnentiini Magnentiini is a tribe of leafhoppers in the subfamily Deltocephalinae. There are currently 2 genera and 4 species in the tribe. It was formerly placed in the subfamily Nioniinae, but was moved to Deltocephalinae based on anatomical similarities ...

within

Genera

There are currently 3 described genera in Punctulini: * '' Hirsutula'' * '' Punctulus'' * '' Taveunius''

References

Deltocephalinae Hemiptera tribes {{Deltocephalinae-stub