Punctulini
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadellidae |
| Subfamily: | Deltocephalinae |
| Tribe: | Punctulini Dai, Zahniser, Viraktamath & Webb, 2017 |
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Punctulini is a tribe of leafhoppers in the subfamily Deltocephalinae. Punctulini currently contains 3 genera and 5 species. It is most closely related to Vartini and Magnentiini within Deltocephalinae.[1][2]
Genera
[edit]There are currently 3 described genera in Punctulini:[1]
- Hirsutula Dai, Zahniser, Viraktamath & Webb, 2017
- Punctulus Dai, Zahniser, Viraktamath & Webb, 2017
- Taveunius Dai, Zahniser, Viraktamath & Webb, 2017
References
[edit]- ^ a b 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. PMID 28187613.
- ^ Ramani, S.; Mohanraj, Prashanth; HM, Yeshwanth (2019-10-16). Indian Insects: Diversity and Science. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-429-59007-8.
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