Smiliinae is a subfamily of
treehopper
Treehoppers (more precisely typical treehoppers to distinguish them from the Aetalionidae) and thorn bugs are members of the family Membracidae, a group of insects related to the cicadas and the leafhoppers. About 3,200 species of treehoppers i ...
s in the family
Membracidae. These are
bugs and include about 100 genera (and 4 unorganized genera) in 10 tribes, most which are found in the
Americas
The Americas, sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North America and South America.''Webster's New World College Dictionary'', 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. When viewed as a sing ...
, with the exception of the tribe
Ceresini
Smiliinae is a subfamily of treehoppers in the family Membracidae. These are Hemiptera, bugs and include about 100 genera (and 4 unorganized genera) in 10 tribes, most which are found in the Americas, with the exception of the tribe Ceresini whic ...
which has
Palaearctic
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Th ...
representatives.
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Tribes and genera
These genera belong to the subfamily Smiliinae:[''World Auchenorrhyncha Database'' (retrieved 13 January 2025)]
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;incertae sedis
or is a term used for a taxonomy (biology), taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertainty ...
# '' Antianthe'' Fowler, 1895
# '' Hemicardiacus'' Plummer, 1945
# '' Smilirhexia'' McKamey, 2008
# '' Tropidarnis'' Fowler, 1894
Acutalini
Authority: Fowler, 1895
# '' Acutalis'' Fairmaire, 1846
# '' Bordoniana'' Sakakibara, 1999
# '' Cornutalis'' Sakakibara, 1998
# '' Euritea'' Stål, 1867
# '' Thrasymedes Kirkaldy, 1904
; Amastrini
# '' Amastris'' Stål, 1862
# '' Aurimastris'' Evangelista and Sakakibara, 2007
# '' Bajulata'' Ball, 1933
# '' Erosne'' Stål, 1867
# '' Harmonides'' Kirkaldy, 1902
# '' Hygris'' Stål, 1862
# '' Idioderma'' Van Duzee, 1909
# '' Lallemandia'' Funkhouser, 1922
# '' Neotynelia'' Creão-Duarte and Sakakibara, 2000
# '' Tynelia'' Stål, 1858
# '' Vanduzea'' Goding, 1892
Ceresini
Authority: Goding, 1892
# '' Amblyophallus'' Kopp and Yonke, 1979
# '' Anisostylus'' Caldwell, 1949
# '' Antonae ''Stål, 1867
# '' Ceresa'' Amyot and Serville, 1843
# '' Clepsydrius'' Fowler, 1895
# '' Cyphonia'' Laporte, 1832
# '' Eucyphonia'' Sakakibara, 1968
# '' Hadrophallus'' Kopp and Yonke, 1979
# '' Ilithucia'' Stål, 1867
# '' Melusinella'' Metcalf, 1965
# '' Paraceresa'' Kopp and Yonke, 1979
# '' Parantonae'' Fowler, 1895
# '' Poppea'' Stål, 1867
# '' Proxolonia'' Sakakibara, 1969
# '' Spissistilus'' Caldwell, 1949
# '' Stictocephala'' Stål, 1869
# '' Stictolobus'' Metcalf, 1916
# '' Tapinolobus'' Sakakibara, 1969
# '' Tortistilus'' Caldwell, 1949
# '' Trichaetipyga'' Caldwell, 1949
# '' Vestistiloides'' Andrade, 2003
# '' Vestistilus'' Caldwell, 1949
Micrutalini
Authority: Haupt, 1929[Sakakibara AM (1999) A synopsis of the tribe Micrutalini Haupt (Homoptera, Membracidae, Smiliinae). — Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 16, (Supl. 1), 193–220.]
# '' Micrutalis'' Fowler, 1895
# '' Trachytalis'' Fowler, 1895
Polyglyptini
Authority: Goding, 1892
# '' Adippe'' Stål, 1867
# '' Aphetea'' Fowler, 1895
# '' Bilimekia'' Fowler, 1895
# '' Bryantopsis'' Ball, 1937
# '' Creonus'' Sakakibara, 1996
# '' Dioclophara'' Kirkaldy, 1904
# '' Ennya'' Stål, 1866
# '' Entylia'' Germar, 1833
# '' Gelastogonia'' Kirkaldy, 1904
# '' Hemiptycha'' Germar, 1833
# '' Heranice'' Stål, 1867
# '' Maturnaria'' Metcalf, 1952
# '' Membracidoidea'' Goding, 1929
# '' Mendicea'' Goding, 1926
# '' Metheisa'' Fowler, 1896
# '' Notogonioides'' McKamey, 1997
# '' Paraphetea'' Sakakibara and Creão-Duarte, 2000
# '' Phormophora'' Stål, 1869
# '' Polyglypta'' Burmeister, 1835
# '' Polyglyptodes'' Fowler, 1895
# '' Publilia'' Stål, 1866
# '' Ramedia ''Creão-Duarte and Sakakibara, 1989
# '' Sturmella'' Spinola, 1850
* tribe Quadrinareini Deitz, 1975
** '' Quadrinarea'' Goding, 1927
* tribe Smiliini Stål, 1866
** '' Ashmeadea'' Goding, 1892
** '' Atymna'' Stål, 1867
** '' Atymnina'' Plummer, 1938
** '' Cyrtolobus'' Goding, 1892
** '' Godingia'' Fowler, 1896
** '' Grandolobus'' Ball, 1932
** '' Ophiderma'' Fairmaire, 1846
** '' Smilia'' Germar, 1833
** '' Xantholobus'' Van Duzee, 1908
* tribe Telamonini Goding, 1892
** '' Archasia'' Stål, 1867
** '' Carynota'' Fitch, 1851
** '' Glossonotus'' Butler, 1877
** ''Heliria
''Heliria'' is a genus of treehoppers in the family Membracidae.
Species
Thirteen species have been described in the genus ''Heliria'':
* ''Heliria clitella''
* ''Heliria cornutula''
* ''Heliria cristata''
* ''Heliria fitchi''
* ''Heliria gemma' ...
'' Stål, 1867
** '' Palonica'' Ball, 1931
** '' Telamona'' Fitch, 1851
** '' Telamonanthe'' Baker, 1907
** '' Telonaca'' Ball, 1918
** '' Thelia'' Amyot and Serville, 1843
* tribe Thuridini Deitz, 1975
** '' Flynnia'' McKamey, 2017
** '' Thuris'' Funkhouser, 1943
* tribe Tragopini Stål, 1866
** '' Anobilia'' Tode, 1966
** '' Chelyoidea'' Buckton, 1902
** '' Colisicostata'' McKamey, 1994
** '' Horiola'' Fairmaire, 1846
** '' Stilbophora'' Stål, 1869
** ''Todea
The fern genus ''Todea'' is known from only two living species. Species in the genus ''Todea'', as '' Leptopteris'', are distinct from other in Osmundaceae in that sporangia are born on laminar pinnules.
Description
The species in the genus h ...
'' McKamey, 1994
** '' Tragopa'' Latreille, 1829
** '' Tropidolomia'' Stål, 1869
References
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