Evacanthinae


Evacanthinae is a subfamily in the family Cicadellidae.

Distribution

Members of Evacanthinae are found worldwide and are on every continent except for Antarctica.

Tribes and genera

There are five tribes in the subfamily, some of which were subfamilies of their own.

Balbillini

Erected by Baker in 1923. They are found in the Afrotropical and Indomalayan realms. Their colour is mostly dull, being yellowish to greyish in appearance.Balbillus Distant, 1908Stenotortor Baker, 1923

Evacanthini

Erected by Metcalf in 1939. They are distributed across most of the Northern Hemisphere and into the Indomalayan realm. Apphia Distant, 1918Boundarus Li & Wang, 1998Bundera Distant, 1908Carinata Li & Wang, 1992Concavocorona Wang & Zhang, 2014Convexana Li, 1994 Cunedda Distant, 1918Diramus Wang & Zhang, 2013Evacanthus Le Peletier & Serville, 1825 Mainda Distant, 1908Mediporus Wang & Zhang, 2015Multiformis Li & Li, 2012Onukia Matsumura, 1912Onukiades Ishihara, 1963Onukindia Viraktamath & Webb, 2018Paraonukia Ishihara, 1963Parapythamus Li & Li, 2011 Processus Huang, 1992Pythamus Melichar, 1903Pythochandra Wei & Webb, 2014Risefronta Li & Wang, 2001Riseveinus Li, 1995Shortcrowna Li & Li, 2014Simaonukia Li & Li, 2017Striatanus Li & Wang, 1995Subulatus Yang & Zhang, 2001Taperus Li & Wang, 1994Tengirhinus Ishihara, 1953Transvenosus Wang & Zhang, 2015Vangama Distant, 1908

Nirvanini

Erected by Baker in 1923. They are distributed mostly throughout the Southern Hemisphere, but species have spread globally. This tribe previously made up the subfamily Nirvaninae.Aequoreus Huang, 1989Afrokana Heller, 1972Afronirvana Evans, 1955Antillonirvana Dietrich, 2004Australnirvana Wang, Dietrich & Zhang, 2016Buloria Distant, 1908Carchariacephalus Montrouzier, 1861Chibchanirvana Dietrich, 2004Chudania Distant, 1908Concaveplana Chen & Li, 1998Convexfronta Li, 1997 Crispina Distant, 1918Decursusnirvana Gao, Dai & Zhang, 2014Euronirvanella Evans, 1966Extensus Huang, 1989Jassonirvana Baker, 1923Jassosqualus Kramer, 1964 Kana) Distant, 1908Kasunga Linnavuori, 1979Kosasia Distant, 1910Narecho Jacobi, 1910Neonirvana Oman, 1936 Nirvana Kirkaldy, 1900Nirvanoides Baker, 1923Oniella Matsumura, 1912 Ophiuchus OphiuchusPactana Linnavuori, 1960Pythonirvana Baker, 1923Sinonirvana Gao, Dai & Zhang, 2014Sophonia Walker, F., 1870Synogonia Melichar, 1926Tahura Melichar, 1926Tortor Kirkaldy, 1907

Pagaroniini

Erected by Anufriev in 1978.Friscanina Anufriev, 1978Pagaronina Anufriev, 1978Epiacanthus Matsumura, 1902Friscanus Oman, 1938Kurotsuyanus Ishihara, 1953Pagaronia Ball, 1902

Pentoffiini

Erected by Wang, Dietrich & Zhang, 2017.Draconirvana Dietrich, 2011Pentoffia Kramer, 1964

''[Incertae sedis]''

Genera without placement.Evanirvana Hill, 1973