Euacanthellinae

Euacanthellinae
Euacanthella palustris (adult brachypterous female, length about 7.8 mm)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Superfamily: Membracoidea
Family: Cicadellidae
Subfamily: Euacanthellinae
Evans, 1974

Euacanthellinae is a subfamily of leafhoppers, native to Australia, New Caledonia and Madagascar, and adventive in New Zealand. There are 11 described species in 4 genera. 10 species in 3 genera are native to Australia, Madagascar has a single endemic genus/species, and New Caledonia has a single undescribed species of uncertain generic placement. New Zealand has a single species, Euacanthella palustris, adventive from Australia. There are two very different tribes, EUACANTHELLINI (containing just Euacanthella), and SAGMATIINI. See Wikispecies link for details.

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