Articulate-stem-clade
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Ciminius
Ciminius is a genus of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae, tribe Cicadellini. The genus was established by Metcalf and Bruner in 1936 and contains ten described species distributed across the Neotropical and Nearctic regions. A 2025 morphological phylogenetic study confirmed Ciminius as monophyletic with high support and described three new species. The genus belongs to the Articulate Stem Clade alongside Tylozygus and the monotypic genus Arcanus, characterized by unique connective morphology.
Ciminius sidanus
Ciminius sidanus is a Nearctic sharpshooter leafhopper (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) originally described as Cicadella sidana by Ball in 1936. It is one of three Nearctic species in the genus Ciminius, which was recovered as monophyletic with high support in a morphological phylogenetic analysis. The species belongs to the Articulate Stem Clade, a group defined by unique connective morphology among all Cicadellini.
Ciminius taosus
Ciminius taosus is a Nearctic leafhopper species in the tribe Cicadellini, originally described by Ball in 1936. It is one of three Nearctic species in the genus Ciminius, alongside C. hartii and C. sidanus. The genus was recovered as monophyletic with high support in a morphological phylogenetic analysis, and belongs to the Articulate Stem Clade defined by unique connective morphology. Species-level ecological and behavioral data remain limited.