Vartini is a tribe of leafhoppers in the subfamily Deltocephalinae. It currently contains 7 genera and over 20 species.[1] Phylogenetic studies have shown that Vartini is closely related to Punctulini.[2]
Vartini | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
Family: | Cicadellidae |
Subfamily: | Deltocephalinae |
Tribe: | Vartini Zahniser & Dietrich, 2013 |
Genera | |
7, see text |
Genera
editThere are 7 described genera in Vartini:[1]
- Curvimonus Viraktamath & Anantha Murthy, 1999
- Shivania Viraktamath, 2004
- Stymphalus Stål, 1866
- Varta Distant, 1908
- Vartalapa Viraktamath, 2004
- Vartatopa Viraktamath, 2004
- Xenovarta Viraktamath, 2004
References
edit- ^ a b Zahniser, James N; Dietrich, Chris (2013-05-29). "A review of the tribes of Deltocephalinae (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae)". European Journal of Taxonomy (45). doi:10.5852/ejt.2013.45. ISSN 2118-9773.
- ^ 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.