Polyglyptini
Goding, 1892
Genus Guides
5- Aphetea
- Bryantopsis
- Entylia(keel-shaped treehopper)
- Polyglypta
- Publilia
Polyglyptini is a tribe of treehoppers in the Membracidae, Smiliinae. The tribe contains at least four —Bryantopsis, Entylia, Polyglyptini, and Publilia—with approximately nine described . Members exhibit the characteristic enlarged pronotum typical of Membracidae, though specific morphological features distinguishing this tribe from related groups remain poorly documented in available literature.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Polyglyptini: //ˌpɒlɪˈɡlɪptɪnaɪ//
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Behavior
Female-initiated mate searching has been documented in at least one member , Ennya maculicornis, involving acoustic signaling and stereotyped body movements. This represents a departure from the male-initiated searching pattern observed in most studied treehoppers.
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Taxonomic composition
The tribe comprises four recognized : Bryantopsis (Ball, 1937), Entylia (Germar, 1833), Polyglypta (Burmeister, 1835), and Publilia (Stål, 1866). Data sources include ITIS, Catalogue of Life, GBIF, and BugGuide.net.
Research note
Most behavioral and ecological knowledge for this tribe derives from studies of individual rather than tribe-level investigations. The female-initiated mate searching in Ennya maculicornis, described in a 2019 study, is the only detailed behavioral account currently available for Polyglyptini members.