Leptocentrini

Leptocentrini
Leptocentrus taurus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Membracidae
Subfamily: Centrotinae
Tribe: Leptocentrini
Distant, 1908
Synonyms
  • Demangini Yuan & Zhang, 2002
  • Leptocentrina Distant, 1908
  • Uroxiphini Goding, 1930

Leptocentrini is a tribe of treehoppers in the subfamily Centrotinae. It was first described by William Lucas Distant in 1908, and contains genera mostly recorded from Africa, South, S.E. and N.E. Asia through to Australia. The type genus of this tribe is Leptocentrus.

Description

Species in this tribe are typically 4.0-8.7 mm in length and are usually black, tan, or dark brown.

Genera

The following genera are recognised::

  1. Ananthasubramanianum McKamey, 1994
  2. Awania Distant, 1914
  3. Camelocentrus Chou, 1976
  4. Dacaratha Distant, 1916
  5. Demanga Distant, 1908
  6. Joveriana Capener, 1968
  7. Leptocentrus Stål, 1866
  8. Leptoceps Capener, 1954
  9. Neocentrus Thirumalai & Ananthasubramanian, 1981
  10. Nilautama Distant, 1908
  11. Occator (bug) Distant, 1916
  12. Otinotus Buckton, 1903
  13. Peltzerella Schmidt, 1926
  14. Periaman Distant, 1908
  15. Sinodemanga Chou & Yuan, 1982
  16. Trioxiphus Boulard, 1979
  17. Umfilianus Distant, 1915
  18. Uroxiphus Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843
  19. Yaponotus Capener, 1953
  20. Zigzagicentrus Chou, 1976

References

  1. 1 2 Dmitriev, D.A.; Anufriev, G.A.; Bartlett, C.R.; et al. (eds.). "Leptocentrini Distant, 1908". World Auchenorrhyncha Database. Retrieved August 8, 2026.
  2. ↑ Wallace, Matthew (April 7, 2004). Phylogeny and Systematics of the Treehopper Subfamily Centrotinae (Thesis). Retrieved July 6, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Leptocentrini Distant, 1908". GBIF. Retrieved August 8, 2026.