Deltocephalinae is a subfamily of leafhoppers. Deltocephalinae is the largest subfamily in the family Cicadellidae and is divided about 30 tribes, and 7280 described species. A few of these are significant agricultural pests including green leafhopprs of rice in the tribe Chiasmini.
Tribes The World Auchenorrhyncha DatabaseWorld Auchenorrhyncha Database: subfamily Deltocephalinae Fieber, 1869 (retrieved 29 December 2025) includes the following (the 2013 review included about 10 tribe names that have been moved to other subfamilies or depreciated to subtribes: as indicated here):
Acinopterini Acostemmini Arrugadini Athysanini Cochlorhinina Koebeliina Bahitini Chiasmini Cicadulini Deltocephalini Dorycephalini Eupelicini Drakensbergenina Stenometopiina Faltalini Fieberiellini Goniagnathini Hecalini Limotettigini Luheriini Macrostelini Magnentiini Mukariini Occinirvanini Opsiini Paralimnini Pendarini Penthimiini Scaphoideini Drabescina Phlepsiina Scaphytopiini Selenocephalini Bonaspeiina Hypacostemmina Stegelytrini Tetartostylini Vartini Punctulina Vartina
Incertae sedis Brincadorus Saltadorus Other genera/species
References
External links Deltocephalinae. bugguide.net