Evacanthinae is a subfamily in the family Cicadellidae (leafhoppers).

Distribution

Members of Evacanthinae are found worldwide and are on every continent except for Antarctica.

Tribes and genera

There are five

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in the subfamily, some of which were subfamilies of their own.

Balbillini

Erected by Baker in 1923. They are found in the

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and Indomalayan realms. Their colour is mostly dull, being yellowish to greyish in appearance. * '' Balbillus'' Distant, 1908 * '' Stenotortor'' Baker, 1923

Evacanthini

Erected by Metcalf in 1939. They are distributed across most of the Northern Hemisphere and into the Indomalayan realm. * '' Apphia'' Distant, 1918 * '' Boundarus'' Li & Wang, 1998 * '' Bundera'' Distant, 1908 * '' Carinata'' Li & Wang, 1992 * '' Concavocorona'' Wang & Zhang, 2014 * '' Convexana'' Li, 1994 * '' Cunedda'' Distant, 1918 * '' Diramus'' Wang & Zhang, 2013 * ''

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'' Le Peletier & Serville, 1825 * '' Mainda'' Distant, 1908 * '' Mediporus'' Wang & Zhang, 2015 * '' Multiformis'' Li & Li, 2012 * '' Onukia'' Matsumura, 1912 * '' Onukiades'' Ishihara, 1963 * '' Onukindia'' Viraktamath & Webb, 2018 * '' Paraonukia'' Ishihara, 1963 * '' Parapythamus'' Li & Li, 2011 * '' Processus'' Huang, 1992 * '' Pythamus'' Melichar, 1903 * '' Pythochandra'' Wei & Webb, 2014 * '' Risefronta'' Li & Wang, 2001 * '' Riseveinus'' Li, 1995 * '' Shortcrowna'' Li & Li, 2014 * '' Simaonukia'' Li & Li, 2017 * '' Striatanus'' Li & Wang, 1995 * '' Subulatus'' Yang & Zhang, 2001 * '' Taperus'' Li & Wang, 1994 * '' Tengirhinus'' Ishihara, 1953 * '' Transvenosus'' Wang & Zhang, 2015 * '' Vangama'' Distant, 1908

Nirvanini

Erected by Baker in 1923. They are distributed mostly throughout the Southern Hemisphere, but species have spread globally. This tribe previously made up the subfamily Nirvaninae. * '' Aequoreus'' Huang, 1989 * '' Afrokana'' Heller, 1972 * '' Afronirvana'' Evans, 1955 * '' Antillonirvana'' Dietrich, 2004 * '' Australnirvana'' Wang, Dietrich & Zhang, 2016 * '' Buloria'' Distant, 1908 * '' Carchariacephalus'' Montrouzier, 1861 * '' Chibchanirvana'' Dietrich, 2004 * '' Chudania'' Distant, 1908 * '' Concaveplana'' Chen & Li, 1998 * '' Convexfronta'' Li, 1997 * '' Crispina'' Distant, 1918 * '' Decursusnirvana'' Gao, Dai & Zhang, 2014 * '' Euronirvanella'' Evans, 1966 * '' Extensus'' Huang, 1989 * '' Jassonirvana'' Baker, 1923 * '' Jassosqualus'' Kramer, 1964 * '' Kana)'' Distant, 1908 * '' Kasunga'' Linnavuori, 1979 * '' Kosasia'' Distant, 1910 * '' Narecho'' Jacobi, 1910 * '' Neonirvana'' Oman, 1936 * '' Nirvana'' Kirkaldy, 1900 * '' Nirvanoides'' Baker, 1923 * '' Oniella'' Matsumura, 1912 * '' Ophiuchus'' Ophiuchus * '' Pactana'' Linnavuori, 1960 * '' Pythonirvana'' Baker, 1923 * '' Sinonirvana'' Gao, Dai & Zhang, 2014 * '' Sophonia'' Walker, F., 1870 * '' Synogonia'' Melichar, 1926 * '' Tahura'' Melichar, 1926 * '' Tortor'' Kirkaldy, 1907

Pagaroniini

Erected by Anufriev in 1978. * '' Friscanina'' Anufriev, 1978 * '' Pagaronina'' Anufriev, 1978 * '' Epiacanthus'' Matsumura, 1902 * '' Friscanus'' Oman, 1938 * '' Kurotsuyanus'' Ishihara, 1953 * '' Pagaronia'' Ball, 1902

Pentoffiini

Erected by Wang, Dietrich & Zhang, 2017. * '' Draconirvana'' Dietrich, 2011 * '' Pentoffia'' Kramer, 1964

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Genera without placement. * '' Evanirvana'' Hill, 1973

References

External links

database of observations in the U.S. and Canada
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3061296 Cicadellidae Hemiptera subfamilies