Grypotina

Distinguished from other Koebeliini by the combination of: crown with transverse anterior striations; ocelli positioned below crown margin, separated from eyes and not visible dorsally; short antennae (<1.5× head length); and narrow anteclypeus extending beyond gena margin. Metatarsomere I with platellae on plantar surface provides additional diagnostic character. Previously classified as tribe Grypotini, now subtribe within Koebeliini.

Small to medium body size. Crown with transverse striations along anterior margin. Ocelli positioned below anterior margin of crown, distant from eyes and not visible from above. Antennae short, less than 1.5× head length. Anteclypeus narrow, tapered beyond anterior margin of gena. Metatarsomere I with platellae on plantar surface. Body coloration ranges from pale greenish-yellow to dark brown.

High altitude mountainous regions above 1700 m elevation, including the Himalayan region, southeastern margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Gaoligong Mountains, and intersection of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau and Hengduan Mountains.

Palearctic, Oriental, and Nearctic regions. Genus Pinopona specifically recorded from China (Hunan, Hong Kong, Yunnan), Pakistan, India, and Nepal.

• Pinus - host plantAssociation explicitly documented for genus Pinopona; broader subtribe-level host relationships not established

Phototaxis has been observed, with specimens collected using light traps in mountainous countryside settings.

• Other Koebeliini subtribesGrypotina differs in crown striations, ocellar position, antennae length, and anteclypeus shape

• BugGuide
• Catalogue of Life
• Diversity Survey of a Pine Leafhopper Genus Pinopona Viraktamath & Sohi (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Koebeliini: Grypotina) in Yunnan Province, with Description of Two New Species.