Tribe Agalliini Kirkaldy, 1901

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• Agallini Kirkaldy, G.W. 1901. Some systematic work published during the last five years upon North American Auchenorrhynchous Homoptera (Rhynchota). The Entomologist 34: 336-340 [339].

  Type genus:

   Agallia Curtis, 1833.

Introduction

This group was recognised as a subfamily in most Australian literature, such as Evans (1966), but was synonymised with the Megophthalmini by Hamilton (1983) who placed the Megophthalmini within the Eurymelinae. More recently, Dietrich (2005) and Viraktamath (2011) have recognised the Agalliini as a tribe of the subfamily Megophthalminae separate from the tribe Megophthalmini. Only one species, the Spotted Leafhopper Austroagallia torrida Evans, is known to occur in Australia.

Diagnosis

The clypeal suture forms a continuous line with the antennal ledges on each side of the head, and the epicranial sutures, which are usually perceptible, though never well-marked, proceed from above the antennal ledges and are joined by the coronal suture. There is no trace of frontal sutures, and hence the ocelli, which in most leafhoppers lie at the apices of the frontal sutures, are isolated. The pronotum narrows laterally, the bases of the tegmina lying close behind the eyes; both tegmina and wings have normal complete venation, and the hind tibiae, which have numerous spines, lack prominent spurs (Evans 1938).

The only Australian species is distinctive in its hunched appearance, pale colour with dark spots and the ocelli are on the face.

ID Keys

Fletcher, M.J. (2009 and updates). Key to the leafhoppers and treehoppers of Australia and neighbouring areas (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha). http://www1.dpi.nsw.gov.au/keys/leafhop/index.html

Diagnosis References

Evans, J.W. 1938. A contribution to the study of Jassoidea (Homoptera). Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1938: 19-55 [39]

General References

Dietrich, C.H. 2005. Keys to the families of Cicadomorpha and subfamilies and tribes of Cicadellidae (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha). Florida Entomologist 88(4): 502–517 [511]

Evans, J.W. 1966. The leafhoppers and froghoppers of Australia and New Zealand. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 12: 1-347 [169]

Hamilton, K.G.A. 1983. Classification, Morphology and Phylogeny of the Family Cicadellidae (Rhynchota: Homoptera). pp. 15–37 in Knight, W.J., Pant, N.C., Robertson, T.S. & Wilson, M.R. Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Biotaxonomy, Classification and Biology of Leafhoppers and Planthoppers (Auchenorrhyncha) of Economic Importance, London, 4–7 October 1982. London : Commonwealth Institute of Entomology 500 pp. [21]

Viraktamath, C.A. 2011. Revision of the Oriental and Australian Agalliini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Megophthalminae). Zootaxa 2844: 1–118 [5]

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