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Neobalinae

Neobalinae is a subfamily in the family Cicadellidae (leafhoppers) containing two tribes: the Equeefini from Africa and the Neobalini from the Neotropical realm.

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Neobalinae
Benala sp.
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadellidae
Subfamily: Neobalinae
Linnavuori, 1959

Neobalinae is a subfamily in the family Cicadellidae (leafhoppers) containing two tribes: the Equeefini from Africa and the Neobalini from the Neotropical realm.1

Description

Neobaline leafhoppers are often darkly coloured with fluorescent accents.2 Members of the subfamily have been found feeding on Dicotyledon trees and shrubs.3

Tribes and genera

The following genera in this subfamily are placed in two tribes:1

Equeefini Theron, 19864
  1. Aletta (bug) Metcalf, 1952
  2. Croconelus Theron, 1986
  3. Equeefa Distant, 1910
  4. Keia Theron, 1984
  5. Lesinda McKamey, 2006
  6. Mamates Theron, 1986
  7. Mgenia Theron, 1984
  8. Mlanje Theron, 1986
  9. Modderena Theron, 1984
  10. Nelrivia Theron, 1986
Neobalini Linnavuori, 1959
  1. Benala Oman, 1938
  2. Calliscarta Stål, 1869
  3. Chibala Linnavuori & DeLong, 1977
  4. Conala Oman, 1938
  5. Estrianna Zanol, 2012
  6. Exolidia Osborn, 1923
  7. Neobala Oman, 1938
  8. Perubala Linnavuori, 1959
  9. Psibala Kramer, 1963
  10. Rhobala Kramer, 1963
References

References

  1. World Auchenorrhyncha Database: subfamily Neobalinae Linnavuori, 1959 (retrieved 27 December 2025)
  2. "Neobalinae". iNaturalist. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  3. "Subfamily Neobalinae". 3I Interactive Keys and Taxonomic Databases. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  4. Nielson, M. W. (2019-10-02). "A Taxonomic Revision of the Cosmopolitan Leafhopper Subfamily Coelidiinae Dohrn Sensu Lato with a Historical Review of Attendant Taxa and Phylogeny (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 145 (2): 297. doi:10.3157/061.145.0201. ISSN 0002-8320. S2CID 203977226.