Rubria (leafhopper) explained

Rubria is a genus of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae, the species of which are found mostly in Australia.^[1] Swedish entomologist Carl Stål described the group as a subgenus of the genus Petalocephala, but later raised it to a genus in its own right in 1966 by J.W. Evans. The genus is a distinct lineage within the family and is placed in its own tribe Rubrini.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Genus Rubria Stål, 1865 . Australian Biological Resources Study . 20 September 2011. Australian Faunal Directory . Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Australian Government . 16 March 2021 . Canberra, Australian Capital Territory .
2. Jones . Joshua R.. Deitz . Lewis L. . Phylogeny and systematics of the leafhopper subfamily Ledrinae (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) . Zootaxa . 2009 . 2186 . 1–120 [58] .