Smiliinae Explained

Smiliinae is a subfamily of treehoppers in the family Membracidae. These are bugs and include about 100 genera (and 4 unorganized genera) in 10 tribes.^[1]

Tribes and genera

These genera belong to the subfamily Smiliinae:^[2]

• incertae sedis
  • Antianthe Fowler, 1895
  • Hemicardiacus Plummer, 1945
  • Smilirhexia McKamey, 2008^[3]
  • Tropidarnis Fowler, 1894
• tribe Acutalini Fowler, 1895
  • Acutalis Fairmaire, 1846
  • Bordoniana Sakakibara, 1999
  • Cornutalis Sakakibara, 1998
  • Euritea Stål, 1867
  • Thrasymedes Kirkaldy, 1904
• tribe Amastrini Goding, 1926
  • Amastris Stål, 1862
  • Aurimastris Evangelista and Sakakibara, 2007
  • Bajulata Ball, 1933
  • Erosne Stål, 1867
  • Harmonides Kirkaldy, 1902
  • Hygris Stål, 1862
  • Idioderma Van Duzee, 1909
  • Lallemandia Funkhouser, 1922
  • Neotynelia Creão-Duarte and Sakakibara, 2000
  • Tynelia Stål, 1858
  • Vanduzea Goding, 1892
• tribe Ceresini Goding, 1892
  • Amblyophallus Kopp and Yonke, 1979
  • Anisostylus Caldwell, 1949
  • Antonae Stål, 1867
  • Ceresa Amyot and Serville, 1843^[4]
  • Clepsydrius Fowler, 1895
  • Cyphonia Laporte, 1832^[5]
  • Eucyphonia Sakakibara, 1968
  • Hadrophallus Kopp and Yonke, 1979
  • Ilithucia Stål, 1867
  • Melusinella Metcalf, 1965
  • Paraceresa Kopp and Yonke, 1979
  • Parantonae Fowler, 1895
  • Poppea Stål, 1867^[6]
  • Proxolonia Sakakibara, 1969
  • Spissistilus Caldwell, 1949
  • Stictocephala Stål, 1869
  • Stictolobus Metcalf, 1916
  • Tapinolobus Sakakibara, 1969
  • Tortistilus Caldwell, 1949
  • Trichaetipyga Caldwell, 1949
  • Vestistiloides Andrade, 2003
  • Vestistilus Caldwell, 1949
• tribe Micrutalini Haupt, 1929^[7]
  • Micrutalis Fowler, 1895
  • Trachytalis Fowler, 1895
• tribe Polyglyptini Goding, 1892
  • Adippe Stål, 1867
  • Aphetea Fowler, 1895
  • Bilimekia Fowler, 1895
  • Bryantopsis Ball, 1937
  • Creonus Sakakibara, 1996
  • Dioclophara Kirkaldy, 1904
  • Ennya Stål, 1866
  • Entylia Germar, 1833
  • Gelastogonia Kirkaldy, 1904
  • Hemiptycha Germar, 1833
  • Heranice Stål, 1867
  • Maturnaria Metcalf, 1952
  • Membracidoidea Goding, 1929
  • Mendicea Goding, 1926
  • Metheisa Fowler, 1896
  • Notogonioides McKamey, 1997
  • Paraphetea Sakakibara and Creão-Duarte, 2000
  • Phormophora Stål, 1869
  • Polyglypta Burmeister, 1835
  • Polyglyptodes Fowler, 1895
  • Publilia Stål, 1866
  • Ramedia Creão-Duarte and Sakakibara, 1989
  • Sturmella Spinola, 1850
• tribe Quadrinareini Deitz, 1975
  • Quadrinarea Goding, 1927
• tribe Smiliini Stål, 1866
  • Ashmeadea Goding, 1892
  • Atymna Stål, 1867
  • Atymnina Plummer, 1938
  • Cyrtolobus Goding, 1892
  • Godingia Fowler, 1896
  • Grandolobus Ball, 1932
  • Ophiderma Fairmaire, 1846
  • Smilia Germar, 1833
  • Xantholobus Van Duzee, 1908
• tribe Telamonini Goding, 1892
  • Archasia Stål, 1867
  • Carynota Fitch, 1851
  • Glossonotus Butler, 1877
  • Heliria Stål, 1867
  • Palonica Ball, 1931
  • Telamona Fitch, 1851
  • Telamonanthe Baker, 1907
  • Telonaca Ball, 1918
  • Thelia Amyot and Serville, 1843
• tribe Thuridini Deitz, 1975
  • Flynnia McKamey, 2017
  • Thuris Funkhouser, 1943
• tribe Tragopini Stål, 1866
  • Anobilia Tode, 1966
  • Chelyoidea Buckton, 1902
  • Colisicostata McKamey, 1994
  • Horiola Fairmaire, 1846
  • Stilbophora Stål, 1869
  • Todea McKamey, 1994
  • Tragopa Latreille, 1829
  • Tropidolomia Stål, 1869

Further reading

• Book: Arnett . Ross H. Jr.. 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 2nd. 0-8493-0212-9.
• Web site: 2018-04-05. Bantock . T.. Botting . J.. 2013. British Bugs, an online identification guide to UK Hemiptera.
• Rothschild . M.J.. 2012. A checklist of the Membracidae of Florida.

Notes and References

1. https://bugguide.net/node/view/725360 Bugguide.net: Smiliinae (retrieved 20 October 2018)
2. http://treehoppers.insectmuseum.org/public/site/treehoppers/home/search_taxa Treehoppers.insectmuseum.org (retrieved 20 October 2018)
3. McKamey, S. H. (2008). A new genus, Smilirhexia, of Smiliini (Hemiptera, Membracidae) from Costa Rica. — ZooKeys, 3, 51−55.
4. Gabriel Simões de Andrade (2004) As espécies do gênero Ceresa Amyot & Serville (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Membracidae). — Revista Brasileira de Zoologia. vol.21 no.4 Curitiba Dec. 2004
5. Sakakibara AM (1968) Revisão das espécies do gênero Cyphonia Laporte (Homoptera, Membracidae, Smiliinae). — Studia Entomol. 11(1-4):417-476.
6. http://treehoppers.insectmuseum.org/public/public_content/show/14850 Treehoppers.insectmuseum cf. link to Lepidopteran
7. Sakakibara AM (1999) A synopsis of the tribe Micrutalini Haupt (Homoptera, Membracidae, Smiliinae). — Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 16, (Supl. 1), 193–220.