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Neobalinae

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Neobalinae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadellidae
Subfamily: Neobalinae
Linnavuori, 1959

Neobalinae is a small subfamily in the family Cicadellidae (leafhoppers).

Description

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Neobaline leafhoppers are often darkly coloured with fluorescent accents.[1]

Distribution

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Members of the subfamily are found feeding on Dicotyledon trees and shrubs in the Neotropics.[2]

Genera

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There are nine genera in this subfamily (not arranged into tribes).

References

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  1. ^ "Neobalinae". iNaturalist. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "Subfamily Neobalinae". 3I Interactive Keys and Taxonomic Databases. Retrieved May 6, 2020.