Mileewinae
| Mileewinae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadellidae |
| Subfamily: | Mileewinae Evans, 1947 |
| Tribes | |
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Makilingiini | |
Mileewinae is a small subfamily in the family Cicadellidae (leafhoppers). It is closely related to Typhlocybinae and contains species that were previously part of Cicadellinae.
Description
[edit]Mileewinae leafhoppers are small, slender, and usually quite dark in colouration, with blue and yellow accents. They often rest with their wings unfolded, unlike most leafhoppers.[1]
Distribution
[edit]Members of the subfamily are found feeding on Dicotyledon herbs in the Afrotropical, Indomalayan, Neotropical, and Australian realms.[2]
Tribes and genera
[edit]There are four tribes in the subfamily.
Makilingini
[edit]Erected by Evans in 1947. A monotypic tribe found in the Indomalayan realm.
- Makilingia Baker, 1914
Mileewini
[edit]Erected by Evans in 1947. They are found throughout the entire range of the subfamily.
- Amahuaka Melichar, 1926
- Archeguina Young, 1993
- Eomileewa Gebicki & Szwedo, 2001
- Mileewa Distant, 1908
- Teniwitta Szwedo, 2019
- Ujna Distant, 1908
- Youngeewa Gebicki & Szwedo, 2001
Tinteromini
[edit]A monotypic tribe erected by Godoy & Webb in 1994.
- Tinteromus Godoy & Webb, 1994
Tungurahualini
[edit]Erected by Dietrich in 2011
- Ilyapa Dietrich, 2011
- Tungurahuala Kramer, 1965
References
[edit]- ^ "Mileewinae". iNaturalist. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ "Subfamily Mileewinae". 3I Interactive Keys and Taxonomic Databases. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
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