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 ...
of
treehopper
Treehoppers (more precisely typical treehoppers to distinguish them from the Aetalionidae) and thorn bugs are members of the family Membracidae, a group of insects related to the cicadas and the leafhoppers. About 3,200 species of treehoppers i ...
s belonging to the
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ...
Smiliinae
Smiliinae is a subfamily of treehoppers in the family Membracidae. These are bugs and include about 100 genera (and 4 unorganized genera) in 10 tribes, most which are found in the Americas, with the exception of the tribe Ceresini which has Pa ...
. It was described by
George Willis Kirkaldy
George Willis Kirkaldy (1873 – February 2, 1910) was an England, English entomologist who specialised on Hemiptera. He was a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society from 1893.
Kirkaldy, born in Clapham, in Greater London to W. H. Kirkaldy of ...