Punctulini is a tribe of leafhoppers in the subfamily Deltocephalinae. Punctulini currently contains 3 genera and 5 species. It is most closely related to Vartini and Magnentiini within Deltocephalinae.[1][2]

Punctulini
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadellidae
Subfamily: Deltocephalinae
Tribe: Punctulini
Dai, Zahniser, Viraktamath & Webb, 2017
Genera

3, see text

Genera

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There are currently 3 described genera in Punctulini:[1]

  • Hirsutula Dai, Zahniser, Viraktamath & Webb, 2017
  • Punctulus Dai, Zahniser, Viraktamath & Webb, 2017
  • Taveunius Dai, Zahniser, Viraktamath & Webb, 2017

References

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  1. ^ a b DAI, W.; ZAHNISER, J.N.; VIRAKTAMATH, C.A.; WEBB, M.D. (2017-01-26). "Punctulini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae), a new leafhopper tribe from the Oriental region and Pacific Islands". Zootaxa. 4226 (2): 229. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4226.2.4. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 28187613.
  2. ^ Ramani, S.; Mohanraj, Prashanth; HM, Yeshwanth (2019-10-16). Indian Insects: Diversity and Science. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-429-59007-8.