Stenometopiini
Baker, 1923
Stenometopiini is a tribe of in the Deltocephalinae ( ), first established by Baker in 1923. The tribe includes the Stirellus, which has been described as grassland-dwelling leafhoppers with a broad geographic distribution spanning multiple continents. within this tribe have been documented from the Americas, Africa, Madagascar, Australia, and Asia, with recent taxonomic work expanding known diversity and distributional records.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Stenometopiini: /stɛnoʊmɛtoʊpiˈaɪnaɪ/
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Habitat
Grassland environments, based on characterization of Stirellus as "grassland " in taxonomic literature.
Distribution
Mexico; southwestern United States; Republic of Congo; South Africa; Zambia; Madagascar; Australia; Pakistan (Punjab province); Thailand; Virgin Islands (Guana Island); China.
Similar Taxa
- EupeliciniStenometopiini has been treated as a subtribe (Stenometopiina) within Eupelicini in some (Catalogue of Life), indicating close taxonomic relationship and potential similarity in and .
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- Six new species of Stenometopiini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) with redescription of additional species and new distributional records
- A new species in the grassland leafhopper genus Stirellus Osborn & Ball (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Stenometopiini) from Pakistan