| Agallia | |
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| Agallia constricta | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadellidae |
| Genus: | Agallia |
Agallia is a genus of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae. There are about eight described species in Agallia. [1] [2] [3] During courtship displays and mating, both males and females of the species A. constricta alternate in making ticking sounds. [4]
Leafhopper is the common name for any species from the family Cicadellidae. These minute insects, colloquially known as hoppers, are plant feeders that suck plant sap from grass, shrubs, or trees. Their hind legs are modified for jumping, and are covered with hairs that facilitate the spreading of a secretion over their bodies that acts as a water repellent and carrier of pheromones. They undergo a partial metamorphosis, and have various host associations, varying from very generalized to very specific. Some species have a cosmopolitan distribution, or occur throughout the temperate and tropical regions. Some are pests or vectors of plant viruses and phytoplasmas. The family is distributed all over the world, and constitutes the second-largest hemipteran family, with at least 20,000 described species.
The Auchenorrhyncha suborder of the Hemiptera contains most of the familiar members of what was called the "Homoptera" – groups such as cicadas, leafhoppers, treehoppers, planthoppers, and spittlebugs. The aphids and scale insects are the other well-known "Homoptera", and they are in the suborder Sternorrhyncha.
Deltocephalinae is a subfamily of leafhoppers. Deltocephalinae is the largest subfamily in the family Cicadellidae and is divided into 40 tribes, comprising over 925 genera, and over 6,700 described species.
Protalebrella brasiliensis, the Brazilian leafhopper, is a species of leafhopper in the family Cicadellidae.
Kosswigianella is a genus of delphacid planthoppers in the family Delphacidae. There are about 10 described species in Kosswigianella. Some authorities have placed AcanthodelphaxLe Quesne, 1964 here as a subgenus, but this is disputed.
Spangbergiella is a genus of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae. There are at least 4 described species in Spangbergiella.
Hecalini is a tribe of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae. There are about 24 genera and over 180 described species divided into two subtribes in Hecalini.
Melanoliarus is a genus of cixiid planthoppers in the family Cixiidae. There are at about 50 described species in Melanoliarus, which are common and widespread in the Nearctic and Neotropics.
Osbornellus limosus is a species of leafhopper in the family Cicadellidae.
Paraphlepsius collitus is a species of leafhopper in the family Cicadellidae.
Paraphlepsius is a genus of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae. Paraphlepsius is in the tribe Pendarini within the subfamily Deltocephalinae. There are around 70 described species in Paraphlepsius.
Pendarini is a tribe of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae. There are eight genera and around 250 described species in Pendarini.
Pediopsoides is a genus of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae.
Penthimia americana is a species of leafhopper in the family Cicadellidae.
Texananus is a genus of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae. There are at least 50 described species in Texananus.
Xestocephalus lunatus is a species of leafhopper in the family Cicadellidae.
Draeculacephala is a genus of leafhoppers. It is one of the most common and widespread genera of leafhoppers in the New World. There are at least 25 described species in Draeculacephala.
Acinopterus is a genus of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae. There are more than 30 described species in Acinopterus. The members of Acinopterus are widely distributed across North and South America. Acinopterus is the type genus of the tribe Acinopterini.
Zinga is a genus of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae. There are at least two described species in Zinga.
Jikradia olitoria is a species of leafhopper found mainly in eastern North America. The insect acts as a vector for the North American grapevine yellows.
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