Non-monophyletic-genera

Guides

• Smiliini

  Smiliini is a tribe of treehoppers in the family Membracidae, subfamily Smiliinae, containing approximately 6 genera and at least 40 described species. Members are predominantly Nearctic in distribution and primarily feed on trees, with many species associated with oak (Quercus). The tribe was historically defined broadly to include Telamonini, but phylogenetic analysis has reinstated Telamonini as a separate tribe, narrowing the definition of Smiliini. Several genera within Smiliini, including Atymna, Cyrtolobus, Heliria, and Telamona, are not monophyletic.

  treehopperMembracidaeSmiliinaeNearcticoak-feedingphloem-feederarborealphylogenetic-revisionnon-monophyletic-generaCentral-American-origin