''Taurotettix'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

leafhoppers Leafhopper is the common name for any species from the family Cicadellidae: based on the type genus ''Cicadella''. These minute insects, colloquially known as hoppers, are plant feeders that suck plant sap from grass, shrubs, or trees. Their hind ...

in the tribe ''

Cicadulini Cicadulini is a tribe of leafhoppers in the subfamily Deltocephalinae. There are 15 genera and over 120 species in Cicadulini. Genera There are 15 described genera in Cicadulini: References

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''. The genus is widely distributed across

Eurasia Eurasia ( , ) is a continental area on Earth, comprising all of Europe and Asia. According to some geographers, Physical geography, physiographically, Eurasia is a single supercontinent. The concept of Europe and Asia as distinct continents d ...

with one species (''T. beckeri'') found in

Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...

.Zahniser, J.N. 2007-present. An online interactive key and searchable database of Deltocephalinae (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). http://zahniser.speciesfile.org/

Species

There are currently 4 described species in ''Taurotettix'': * '' Taurotettix beckeri'' * '' Taurotettix elegans'' * '' Taurotettix modestus'' * ''

Taurotettix subornatus ''Taurotettix'' is a genus of leafhoppers in the tribe '' Cicadulini''. The genus is widely distributed across Eurasia with one species (''T. beckeri'') found in Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is ...

References

External links

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''Taurotettix'' at insectoid.info
Cicadellidae genera Deltocephalinae {{Deltocephalinae-stub