Neocoelidiinae is a small
subfamily in the family
Cicadellidae (leafhoppers). It was originally included within the subfamily
Coelidiinae
Coelidiinae is a subfamily of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae. There are at least 8 tribes, 108 genera, and over 900 species in Coelidiinae.
Tribes
The subfamily Coelidiinae is made up of these tribes. The number of genera and species ...
.
Description
Neocoelidiinae are easily recognisable by their very long antennae and distinctive head shape. Many species are incredibly vibrant and are most diverse in the
neotropics
The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone.
Definition
In bi ...
. There are some species found in the
neararctic region, specifically in the genus ''Neocoelidia''.
Tribes and Genera
There are two
tribes
The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in part due to confl ...
in the subfamily, one being recently described in 2012.
These species are confined to the New World.
Genera considered members of the subfamily Neocoelidiinae are listed below.
Krocodonini
A South American
tribe
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, created by Marques-Costa & Cavichioli in 2012.
* ''
Krocarites''
Dietrich & Vega, 1995
* ''
Krocodona''
Kramer, 1964
* ''
Krocolidia''
Dietrich, 2003
* ''
Krocozzota''
Kramer, 1964
* ''
Retrolidia''
Dietrich, 2003
Neocoelidiini
The larger tribe of the subfamily.
* ''
Acocoelidia''
DeLong, 1953
* ''
Aglenita''
Spinola, 1850
* ''
Biza''
Walker, F., 1858
* ''
Chinaia''
Bruner & Metcalf, 1934
* ''
Chinchinota''
Kramer, 1967
* ''
Cocoelidia''
DeLong, 1953
* ''
Coelana''
Kramer, 1964
* ''
Coelella''
DeLong, 1953
* ''
Coelidiana''
Oman, 1938
* ''
Coelindroma''
Kramer, 1967
* ''
Coronalidia''
Marques-Costa & Cavichioli, 2007
* ''
Deltocoelidia''
Kramer, 1961
* ''
Megacoelidia''
Kramer & Linnavuori, 1959
* ''
Nelidina''
DeLong, 1953
* ''
Neocoelidia
''Neocoelidia'' is a genus of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae. There are about 18 described species in ''Neocoelidia''.
Species
These 18 species belong to the genus ''Neocoelidia'':
* '' Neocoelidia balli'' Knull 1942
* '' Neocoelidia b ...
''
Gillette & Baker, 1895
* ''
Neocoelidiana''
DeLong, 1953
* ''
Neocoelindroma''
Marques-Costa & Cavichioli, 2007
* ''
Paracoelidiana''
Marques-Costa & Cavichioli, 2007
* ''
Paraphysiana''
Bortolli-Chiamolera, Cavichioli & Anderle, 2003
* ''
Placoscopana''
Gonçalves, Marques-Costa & Ale-Rocha, 2012
* ''
Salvina''
Melichar, 1926
* ''
Scopocoelidia''
Marques-Costa & Cavichioli, 2007
* ''
Tetralidia''
Marques-Costa & Cavichioli, 2008
* ''
Tichocoelidia''
Kramer, 1962
* ''
Tozzita''
Kramer, 1964
* ''
Xenocoelidia''
Kramer, 1959
* ''
Xenocoelidiana''
Marques-Costa & Cavichioli, 2006
* ''
Xiqilliba''
Kramer, 1964
References
External links
database of observations in the U.S. and Canadapublic database of observations
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Cicadellidae