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Fieberiellini is a tribe of
leafhopper
A leafhopper is the common name for any species from the family Cicadellidae. These minute insects, colloquially known as hoppers, are plant feeders that suck plant sap from grass, shrubs, or trees. Their hind legs are modified for jumping, and a ...
s 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
An introduced species, alien species, exotic species, adventive species, immigrant species, foreign species, non-indigenous species, or non-native species is a species living outside its native distributional range, but which has arrived there ...
in the
Nearctic
The Nearctic realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting the Earth's land surface.
The Nearctic realm covers most of North America, including Greenland, Central Florida, and the highlands of Mexico. The parts of North America t ...
.
The Cherry Leafhopper (''
Fieberiella florii'') is a vector of several
phytoplasma diseases including
Cherry X Disease
Cherry X disease also known as Cherry Buckskin disease is caused by a plant pathogenic phytoplasma. Phytoplasmas are obligate parasites of plants and insects. They are specialized bacteria, characterized by their lack of a cell wall, often tran ...
.
Genera
There are currently 10 described genera of Fieberiellini:
* ''
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
External links
Deltocephalinae
Hemiptera tribes
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