Scaphoideini

Oman, 1943

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Scaphoideini is a tribe of leafhoppers in the Deltocephalinae. It contains three subtribes: Drabescina, Phlepsiina, and Scaphoideina. The tribe is diverse in India, where at least 78 in 18 have been documented. Members of this tribe are small, plant-feeding insects with the characteristic jumping hind legs of leafhoppers.

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How to pronounce Scaphoideini: //skæfɔɪdˈiːɪnaɪ//

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Distribution

Widespread across multiple continents including Asia (India, with records from Himachal Pradesh), with at least 78 documented from India alone. The tribe has been observed on iNaturalist with over 37,000 records, suggesting broad geographic occurrence.

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