Typhlocybinae

 ( Cicadellidae ) 

Typhlocybinae is a subfamily of insects in the leafhopper, Cicadellidae. This is currently the second largest leafhopper subfamily based on the number of described species, but researchers believe there are so many taxa yet undescribed that it is probably the largest subfamily.Dietrich, C. H. (2013). South American leafhoppers of the tribe Typhlocybini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae). Zoologia (Curitiba) online 30(5) 519-68. Approximately 6000 species have been described thus far.

Typhlocybinae belongs to the second-largest subfamily of leafhoppers, with >6,000 described extant species placed in ~300 genera and five tribes.[2]

Many species of the subfamily Typhlocybinae are major pests of crops, such as cotton, grape, and eggplant, by direct or indirect damage (Oman, 1949, Vidano, 1962, Nielson, 1968, Zhang, 1990, Qin and Zhang, 2008).

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Tribes Entomologists divide the subfamily into four to ten tribes. Five tribes are generally accepted:

• Alebrini
• Dikraneurini
• Empoascini
• Erythroneurini
• Typhlocybini

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Selected genera

• Alebra
• DikrellaCoelho, L. B. N., et al. (2014). A new species of Dikrella Oman, 1949 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae) found on Caryocar brasiliense Cambess. (Caryocaraceae) in Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Psyche 2014 871605.
• Dziwneono
• Empoasca
• Erasmoneura Young, 1952
• Eupteryx
• Jacobiasca
• Sweta Viraktamath & Dietrich, 2011
• Typhlocyba

==Gallery==

Arboridia ribauti

Empoasca decipiens

Eupterycyba jucunda

Categories: Cicadellidae