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Tribe Erythroneurini

Erythroneura cancellata Leafhopper - Eratoneura forfex Typhlocybinae - Illinigina illinoiensis Erythridula aspera Hymetta balteata - female Erythridula sp? - Erythridula noeva Erythroneura reflecta Unknown micro leafhopper - Erythridula
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder Auchenorrhyncha (True Hoppers)
Infraorder Cicadomorpha (Cicadas, Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, and Treehoppers)
Superfamily Membracoidea (Leafhoppers and Treehoppers)
Family Cicadellidae (Typical Leafhoppers)
Subfamily Typhlocybinae (Microleafhoppers)
Tribe Erythroneurini
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
genera revised in(1)
Numbers
~500 spp. in 15 genera in our area, almost 500 genera worldwide(2)
includes these genera in our area: Alnetoidia, Erasmoneura, Eratoneura, Erythridula, Erythroneura, Hepzygina, Hymetta, Illinigina, Mexigina, Neoimbecilla, Neozygina, Rossmoneura, Tautoneura, Zygina, Zyginama
Size
2.2–4.2 mm(2)
Identification
External features, markings and colors can be misleading when trying to ID species
Range
worldwide(2)
Remarks
All Erythroneurine leafhoppers are yellow-marked in late summer and fall, most not attaining red until the spring --A.K.G. Hamilton