Magnentiini is a
tribe
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of
leafhopper
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s in the
subfamily
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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.
Members of Magnentiini are superficially similar to members of
Punctulini and
Vartini.
Genera
There are currently two genera in Magnentiini:
* ''
Magnentius''
Singh-Pruthi, 1930
* ''
Ndua''
Linnavuori, 1978
References
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Deltocephalinae