| Pentastirini | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Xenoliarus placitus, Oklahoma | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Infraorder: | Fulgoromorpha |
| Family: | Cixiidae |
| Subfamily: | Cixiinae |
| Tribe: | Pentastirini Emeljanov, 1971 |
Pentastirini is a tribe of cixiid planthoppers in the family Cixiidae. There are more than 50 genera and 730 described species in Pentastirini, found on every continent except Antarctica. [1] [2] [3]
These 59 genera belong to the tribe Pentastirini: [2]