Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
includes Amblycephalinae and Tettigellinae
Explanation of Names
"Sharpshooters" is the common name for the leafhopper subfamily Cicadellinae which includes Paraulacizes, Oncometopia, Cuerna, Draeculacephala, Graphocephala and many other genera. They get this name from their habit of feeding on the watery sap of xylem tissue, which conducts moisture from the roots up to the leaves. Excess water droplets are forced out the tip of the abdomen with an audible popping noise, hence the common name. - Dr Andy Hamilton
Print References
McKamey, S.H. 2007. Taxonomic Catalogue of the Leafhoppers (Membracoidea). Part 1. Cicadellinae. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 78: 1–394.
Young, D.A. 1968. Taxonomic study of the Cicadellinae (Homoptera, Cicadellidae). Part 1. Proconiini. United States National Museum Technical Bulletin 261. 287 pp.
Young, D.A. 1977. Taxonomic study of the Cicadellinae (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Part 2. New World Cicadellini and the genus Cicadella. North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Bulletin 239. 1135 pp.
Internet References
classification of genera in subfamily Cicadellinae (S.J. Brands,
Systema Naturae 2000, The Netherlands)
placement of Tettigellinae in Cicadellinae (J.M. Maes and J. Tellez Robleto, Virtual Insectarium, Nicaragua)
