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Tribe Stenometopiini

unknown leafhopper sp. (Cicadellidae) - Stirellus bicolor

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 Deltocephalinae

Tribe Stenometopiini

Numbers

TBA spp. in 2 genera in our area, ~100 spp. in 8 genera worldwide(1)

Kinonia Ball, 1933

Stirellus Osborn & Ball, 1902

Range

cosmopolitan

Habitat

grassland ecosystems

Food

grasses or sedges

Remarks

Small sister tribe of Chiasmini. The distinction between genera in this tribe is generally unclear.

Works Cited

1.	Dmitriev D.A. (2003-) 3I interactive keys and taxonomic databases

Contributed by v belov on 1 October, 2011 - 10:03pm
Additional contributions by antarctica
Last updated 24 March, 2021 - 1:42pm

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