Fieberiellini

Fieberiellini is a tribe of leafhoppers in the subfamily Deltocephalinae. In the review by Zahniser & Dietrich (2013) it includes 48 species placed in 10 genera. Species in this tribe are native to the Palaearctic region, mainly the southern parts, with some being adventive in the Nearctic.[1] The Cherry Leafhopper (Fieberiella florii) is a vector of several phytoplasma diseases including Cherry X Disease.[2]

Fieberiellini
Synophropsis lauri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hemiptera
Suborder:
Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder:
Cicadomorpha
Superfamily:
Membracoidea
Family:
Cicadellidae
Subfamily:
Deltocephalinae
Tribe:
Fieberiellini

Wagner, 1951
Synonyms

Synophropsini Ribaut, 1952

Genera

There are currently 10 described genera of Fieberiellini:[1]

  • Cechenotettix Ribaut, 1942
  • Docotettix Ribaut, 1948
  • Dohukia Meyer-Arndt & Remane, 1992
  • Ericotettix Lindberg, 1960
  • Fieberiella Signoret, 1880
  • Habrostis Dubovsky, 1966
  • Heliotettix Rodrigues, 1968
  • Parafieberiella Dlabola, 1974
  • Placotettix Ribaut, 1942
  • Synophropsis Haupt, 1926

References
  1. Zahniser, J.N.; Dietrich, C. (2013). "A review of the tribes of Deltocephalinae (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae)". European Journal of Taxonomy. 45 (45). doi:10.5852/ejt.2013.45.
  2. "Cherry Buckskin Disease (X-Disease)" (PDF). Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. University of California. Retrieved 11 December 2014.


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