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Hypsoprorini
Hypsoprorini is a tribe of treehoppers within the subfamily Membracinae, family Membracidae. The tribe includes genera with extreme pronotal morphologies, notably Cladonota, whose members possess elaborate pronotal expansions among the most pronounced in the family. The tribe is distributed throughout the Neotropics, with documented occurrence from Mexico through Central America to South America, including the Brazilian Caatinga. Members are placed in the treehopper family Membracidae, a group characterized by enlarged pronota that often extend over the body.