| Agallia | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Agallia consobrina | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadellidae |
| Tribe: | Agalliini |
| Genus: | Agallia Curtis, 1833 |
Agallia is a genus of leafhoppers in the subfamily Megophthalminae erected by John Curtis in 1833. [1] Species are mostly found in the western Palaearctic realm and the Americas. [2]
There are about eight species in North America. [3] [4] [5] During courtship displays and mating, both males and females of the species A. constricta alternate in making ticking sounds. [6]
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