Biology:Ulopinae

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Short description: Subfamily of leafhoppers

Ulopinae
Cephalelus bicoloratus, restio hopper,2013.jpg
Male Cephalelus bicoloratus from the tribe Cephalelini.
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadellidae
Subfamily: Ulopinae
Le Peletier & Serville, 1825

Ulopinae is a subfamily of leafhoppers.[1]

Tribes

  • Cephalelini
  • Coloborrhinini
  • Mesargini
  • Monteithiini
  • Ulopini

Description

Leafhoppers from this group have hardened, elytra like forewings. They are often brown or black in colour and can be covered with small pits [1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Knight (1973). "Ulopiniae of New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Science 16: 971. 

Wikidata ☰ Q16947274 entry