Minucella
| Minucella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadellidae |
| Subfamily: | Deltocephalinae |
| Tribe: | Stegelytrini |
| Genus: | Minucella Wei, Zhang & Webb, 2008 |
| Diversity | |
| 5 species (see text) | |
Minucella is a genus of deltocephalin leafhoppers that belongs to the tribe Stegelytrini. Members of this genus can be found in southern China.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]The genus was established in 2008 by Cong Wei, Ya-Lin Zhang and Michael D. Webb. When it was established, it contained two species M. divaricata and M. leucomaculata.[1] Then three new species discovered in 2026 would be described: M. angusta, M. dilatata and M. elongata.[2]
Species
[edit]This genus currently contains five species. They are listed below:[1][2]
- Minucella angusta Duan, Li, Webb & Xing 2026
- Minucella dilatata Duan, Li, Webb & Xing 2026
- Minucella divaricata Wei, Zhang & Webb, 2008
- Minucella elongata Duan, Li, Webb & Xing 2026
- Minucella leucomaculata Wei, Zhang & Webb, 2008
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Wei, Cong; Zhang, Yalin; Webb, M. D. (2008-08-20). "Minucella, a new leafhopper genus from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Stegelytrinae)". Zootaxa. 1854 (1): 33–44. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1854.1.3. ISSN 1175-5334.
- 1 2 Duan, Ke-Ting; Li, Zi-Zhong; Webb, Mick D.; Xing, Ji-Chun (2026-06-24). "Description of three new species of Minucella (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae, Stegelytrini) from Guizhou Province, China". ZooKeys (1283): 37–45. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1283.191246. ISSN 1313-2970.