Vartini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadellidae
Subfamily: Deltocephalinae
Tribe: Vartini
Zahniser & Dietrich, 2013
Genera

7, see text

Vartini is a tribe of leafhoppers in the subfamily Deltocephalinae. It currently contains 7 genera and over 20 species.[1] Phylogenetic studies have shown that Vartini is closely related to Punctulini.[2]

Genera

There are 7 described genera in Vartini:[1]

  • Curvimonus Viraktamath & Anantha Murthy, 1999
  • Shivania Viraktamath, 2004
  • Stymphalus Stål, 1866
  • Varta Distant, 1908
  • Vartalapa Viraktamath, 2004
  • Vartatopa Viraktamath, 2004
  • Xenovarta Viraktamath, 2004

References

  1. 1 2 Zahniser, James N; Dietrich, Chris (2013-05-29). "A review of the tribes of Deltocephalinae (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae)". European Journal of Taxonomy (45). doi:10.5852/ejt.2013.45. ISSN 2118-9773.
  2. DAI, W.; ZAHNISER, J.N.; VIRAKTAMATH, C.A.; WEBB, M.D. (2017-01-26). "Punctulini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae), a new leafhopper tribe from the Oriental region and Pacific Islands". Zootaxa. 4226 (2): 229. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4226.2.4. ISSN 1175-5334.


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