Mileewinae is a small
subfamily
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in the family
Cicadellidae (leafhoppers). It is closely related to
Typhlocybinae
Typhlocybinae is a subfamily of insects in the leafhopper, leafhopper family, Cicadellidae. This is currently the second largest leafhopper subfamily based on the number of described species, but researchers believe there are so many taxa yet und ...
and contains species that were previously part of
Cicadellinae.
Description
Mileewinae leafhoppers are small, slender, and usually quite dark in colouration, with blue and yellow accents. They often rest with their wings unfolded, unlike most leafhoppers.
Distribution
Members of the subfamily are found feeding on
Dicotyledon
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herbs in the
Afrotropical
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,
Indomalayan,
Neotropical
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Definition
In biogeogra ...
, and
Australian realms.
Tribes and genera
There are four
tribes
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in the subfamily.
Makilingini
Erected by Evans in 1947. A monotypic tribe found in the
Indomalayan realm
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Also called the Oriental realm by biogeographers, Indomalaya spreads all over the Ind ...
.
* ''
Makilingia''
Baker, 1914
Mileewini
Erected by Evans in 1947. They are found throughout the entire range of the subfamily.
* ''
Amahuaka''
Melichar, 1926
* ''
Archeguina''
Young, 1993
* ''
Eomileewa''
Gebicki & Szwedo, 2001
* ''
Mileewa''
Distant, 1908
* ''
Teniwitta''
Szwedo, 2019
* ''
Ujna''
Distant, 1908
* ''
Youngeewa''
Gebicki & Szwedo, 2001
Tinteromini
A monotypic tribe erected by Godoy & Webb in 1994.
* ''
Tinteromus''
Godoy & Webb, 1994
Tungurahualini
Erected by Dietrich in 2011
* ''
Ilyapa''
Dietrich, 2011
* ''
Tungurahuala''
Kramer, 1965
References
Cicadellidae
Hemiptera subfamilies
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