Centrotinae is a subfamily within the treehoppers (Membracidae) and is the largest and only subfamily with a worldwide distribution of species. There are nearly 1350 species placed in 216 genera. Species in the genus make use of a wide range of host plants belonging to 105 plant families with dominant ones being Leguminosae, Compositae, Solanaceae, and Euphorbiaceae. Most species have relationships with ants that tend them for honeydew. The Centrotinae typically have the posterior pronotal process not concealing the scutellum and the forewing has the clavus truncated at the apex and having a broad apical limbus. Exceptions in which the scutellum are partly concealed can be found both in the New and Old World.
Tribes and Genera The subfamily Centrotinae includes 23 tribes and 11 basal genera. It also includes one species, Sinocentrus brevicornis that is not assigned to a genus.
Tribes Centrotinae includes 23 tribes:
Beaufortianini Boccharini Boocerini Centrocharesini Centrodontini Centrotini Centrotypini Choucentrini Ebhuloidesini Gargarini Hypsaucheniini Leptobelini Leptocentrini Lobocentrini Maarbarini Micreunini Monobelini Nessorhinini Oxyrhachini Pieltainellini Platycentrini Terentiini Xiphopoeini
Genera Centrotinae includes 11 genera that are not placed within a tribe.
Aspasiana Centrobelus Elaphiceps Insitor (treehopper) Insitoroides Kaikaia Megalocentrus Megaloschema (treehopper) Selenacentrus Sinocentrus Tyrannotus
References
External links Treehoppers