Hylicinae Explained

Hylicinae is a subfamily in the family Cicadellidae (leafhoppers).

Description

Hylicine leafhoppers are moderately robust insects and are brownish to greyish in colouration. They feed on Dicotyledon trees and shrubs.^[1]

Distribution

This subfamily is mostly confined to the Afrotropical and Indomalayan regions.

Tribes and genera

There are three tribes in the subfamily.

Hylicini

Erected by Distant in 1908.

• Assiringia Distant, 1908
• Hylica Stål, 1863
• Traiguma Distant, 1908
• Wolfella Spinola, 1850

Malmaemichungiini

Erected by Metcalf in 1962. It is monotypic.

• Melliola Hedicke, 1923

Sudrini

Erected by Schmidt, E. in 1962.

• Balala Distant, 1908
• Hatigoria Distant, 1908
• Hemisudra Schmidt, E., 1911
• Kalasha Distant, 1908
• Karasekia Melichar, 1912
• Nacolus Jacobi, 1914
• Parasudra Schmidt, E., 1909
• Pseudosudra Schmidt, E., 1920
• Sudra Distant, 1908

Notes and References

1. Web site: Subfamily Hylicinae. 3I Interactive Keys and Taxonomic Databases. May 5, 2020.