Centrotinae Explained

Centrotinae is a subfamily within the treehoppers (Membracidae) and is the largest and only subfamily with a worldwide distribution of species. There are nearly 1350 species placed in 216 genera. Species in the genus make use of a wide range of host plants belonging to 105 plant families with dominant ones being Leguminosae, Compositae, Solanaceae, and Euphorbiaceae. Most species have relationships with ants that tend them for honeydew.^{[1] [2]} The Centrotinae typically have the posterior pronotal process not concealing the scutellum and the forewing has the clavus truncated at the apex and having a broad apical limbus. Exceptions in which the scutellum are partly concealed can be found both in the New and Old World.^[3]

Classification

A number of tribes are recognized within the subfamily including:

• Beaufortianini
  • Boccharini Boocerini (New World)
  • Centrocharesini Centrodontini (New World)
• Centrotini
• Centrotypini
• Choucentrini
• Ebhuloidesini
• Gargarini
• Hypsaucheniini
• Leptobelini
• Leptocentrini
• Lobocentrini
• Maarbarini
• Micreunini
• Monobelini (New World)
• Nessorhinini (New World)
• Oxyrhachini
• Pieltainellini (New World)
• Platycentrini (New World)
• Terentiini
• Xiphopoeini

A few genera are still unplaced and include:

• Aspasiana
• Centrobelus
• Elaphiceps
• Insitor
• Insitoroides
• Kaikaia
• Megalocentrus
• Megaloschema
• Selenacentrus
• Sinocentrus
• Tyrannotus

External links

• Treehoppers

Notes and References

1. Yu . Ruitao . Feng . Leining . Dietrich . Christopher H. . Yuan . Xiangqun . 2022 . Characterization, Comparison of Four New Mitogenomes of Centrotinae (Hemiptera: Membracidae) and Phylogenetic Implications Supports New Synonymy . Life . en . 12 . 1 . 61 . 10.3390/life12010061 . free . 35054454 . 8777817 . 2022Life...12...61Y . 2075-1729.
2. Cryan . Jason R. . Wiegmann . Brian M. . Deitz . Lewis L. . Dietrich . Christopher H. . 2000 . Phylogeny of the Treehoppers (Insecta: Hemiptera: Membracidae): Evidence from Two Nuclear Genes . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . en . 17 . 2 . 317–334 . 10.1006/mpev.2000.0832. 11083944 .
3. Dietrich . C. H. . Mckamey . S. H. . Deitz . L. L. . 2001 . Morphology-based phylogeny of the treehopper family Membracidae (Hemiptera: Cicadomorpha: Membracoidea) . Systematic Entomology . en . 26 . 2 . 213–239 . 10.1046/j.1365-3113.2001.00140.x . 2001SysEn..26..213D . 84120872 . 0307-6970.