Biology:Neobalinae

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Neobalinae is a subfamily in the family Cicadellidae (leafhoppers) containing two tribes: the Equeefini from Africa and the Neobalini from the Neotropical realm.[1]

Description

Neobaline leafhoppers are often darkly coloured with fluorescent accents.[2] Members of the subfamily have been found feeding on Dicotyledon trees and shrubs.[3]

Tribes and genera

The following genera in this subfamily are placed in two tribes:[1]

Equeefini Theron, 1986[4]
  1. Aletta (bug) Metcalf, 1952
  2. Croconelus Theron, 1986
  3. Equeefa Distant, 1910
  4. Keia Theron, 1984
  5. Lesinda McKamey, 2006
  6. Mamates Theron, 1986
  7. Mgenia Theron, 1984
  8. Mlanje Theron, 1986
  9. Modderena Theron, 1984
  10. Nelrivia Theron, 1986
Neobalini Linnavuori, 1959
  1. Benala Oman, 1938
  2. Calliscarta Stål, 1869
  3. Chibala Linnavuori & DeLong, 1977
  4. Conala Oman, 1938
  5. Estrianna Zanol, 2012
  6. Exolidia Osborn, 1923
  7. Neobala Oman, 1938
  8. Perubala Linnavuori, 1959
  9. Psibala Kramer, 1963
  10. Rhobala Kramer, 1963

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 World Auchenorrhyncha Database: subfamily Neobalinae Linnavuori, 1959 (retrieved 27 December 2025)
  2. ↑ "Neobalinae". https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/603816-Neobalinae. 
  3. ↑ "Subfamily Neobalinae". http://dmitriev.speciesfile.org/taxahelp.asp?hc=22970&key=Erythroneura&lng=En. 
  4. ↑ Nielson, M. W. (2019-10-02). "A Taxonomic Revision of the Cosmopolitan Leafhopper Subfamily Coelidiinae Dohrn Sensu Lato with a Historical Review of Attendant Taxa and Phylogeny (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)". Transactions of the American Entomological Society 145 (2): 297. doi:10.3157/061.145.0201. ISSN 0002-8320. http://dx.doi.org/10.3157/061.145.0201. 

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