Bathysmatophorinae

Bathysmatophorinae is a small subfamily in the family Cicadellidae (leafhoppers).

Bathysmatophorinae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Family:	Cicadellidae
Subfamily:	Bathysmatophorinae Anufriev, 1978
Tribes
Bathysmatophorini Malmaemichungiini

Description

Bathysmatophorinae is a rare and primitive leafhopper subfamily, with a robust appearance and dull brown or grey colouration.^[1] They resemble members of the subfamily Evacanthinae, of which they used to be a part. Many females of this subfamily have short and stubby wings that cannot produce flight.

Distribution

These leafhoppers are found in temperate environments and have only been recorded in the Northern Hemisphere in the Palearctic and Neararctic. In the United States and Canada, they are most often found in the Pacific Northwest, though they can also be found further inland. They are found on Dicotyledon trees, shrubs, and ferns.^[2]

Tribes and genera

There are two tribes in the subfamily.

Genera considered members of the subfamily Bathysmatophorinae are listed below.

Bathysmatophorini

Established by Anufriev in 1978.

• Ambericarda Szwedo & Gebicki, 1998
• Ankosus Oman & Musgrave, 1975
• Babacephala Ishihara, 1958
• Bathysmatophorus Sahlberg, J., 1871
• Carsonus Oman, 1938
• Errhomus Oman, 1938
• Erronus Hamilton & Zack, 1999
• Hylaius Oman & Musgrave, 1975
• Jantarivacanthus Szwedo, 2005
• Koreotettix Huh & Kwon, 1994
• Lystridea Baker, 1898
• Oniroxis China, 1925
• Thatuna Oman, 1938

Malmaemichungiini

Established by Kwon in 1983. Recorded only from the Korean peninsula (Kwon, 1983).

• Bannalgaechungia Kwon, 1983
• Malmaemichungia Kwon, 1983