Evacanthinae


Evacanthinae is a subfamily in the family Cicadellidae.

Description

This subfamily has very diverse members, some of which look very different from each other. They are somewhat moderate in shape and size when compared to other members of Cicadellidae and do not present many extremes in terms of slenderness or robustness.

Distribution

Members of Evacanthinae are found worldwide and are on every continent except for Antarctica.

Tribes and genera

There are four tribes in the subfamily, some of which were subfamilies of their own.

Balbillini

Erected by Baker in 1923. They are found in the Afrotropical and Indomalayan realms. Their colour is mostly dull, being yellowish to greyish in appearance.
Erected by Metcalf in 1939. They are distributed across most of the Northern Hemisphere and into the Indomalayan realm.
Erected by Baker in 1923. They are distributed mostly throughout the Southern Hemisphere, but species have spread globally. This tribe previously made up the subfamily Nirvaninae.
Erected by Anufriev in 1978.
Genera without placement.