Mileewinae is a small subfamily in the family Cicadellidae (leafhoppers). It is closely related to Typhlocybinae and contains species that were previously part of Cicadellinae.
Description Mileewinae leafhoppers are small, slender, and usually quite dark in colouration, with blue and yellow accents. They often rest with their wings unfolded, unlike most leafhoppers.
Distribution Members of the subfamily are found feeding on Dicotyledon herbs in the Afrotropical, Indomalayan, Neotropical, and Australian realms.
Tribes and genera There are four tribes in the subfamily.
Makilingini Erected by Evans in 1947. A monotypic tribe found in the Indomalayan realm. Makilingia Baker, 1914
Mileewini Erected by Evans in 1947. They are found throughout the entire range of the subfamily. Amahuaka Melichar, 1926 Archeguina Young, 1993 Eomileewa Gebicki & Szwedo, 2001 Mileewa Distant, 1908 Teniwitta Szwedo, 2019 Ujna Distant, 1908 Youngeewa Gebicki & Szwedo, 2001
Tinteromini A monotypic tribe erected by Godoy & Webb in 1994. Tinteromus Godoy & Webb, 1994
Tungurahualini Erected by Dietrich in 2011 Ilyapa Dietrich, 2011 Tungurahuala Kramer, 1965
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