Tambinia is a genus of planthoppers (Hemiptera) in the family Tropiduchidae and typical of the tribe Tambiniini (erected by Kirkaldy in 1907); species are found in Australia and Southeast Asia.
Description These are small insects, body length less than 10 mm. Width of head rounded in front (through eyes) less than width of Pronotum. Forehead and mesonotum with three carinae and the ocelli are very small. The hind tibiae have three spines.
Taxonomy In a 1982 revision (Fennah, 1982) Tambinia was included in the tribe Tambiniini: presently (2024) with about 14 other genera. Tambinia is most similar to Nesotaxila, Kallitaxila and KallitambiniaRong-rong Wang, Ai-Ping Liang (2011) Taxonomic review of the genus Tambinia Stål (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Tropiduchidae) with descriptions of four new species from the Pacific region. ZooKeys 132: 13-31.
Species The genus Tambinia was established in Carl Stål in 1859 for three species from Sri Lanka: Tambinia languida Stål, Tambinia debilis Stål and Tambinia rufoornata Stål. Fulgoromorpha Lists on the Web currently lists: Tambinia atrosignata Distant, 1906 — Sri LankaDistant WL (1906) The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma, Rhynchota 3 (Heteroptera-Homoptera), Taylor & Francis, London, 175–491. Tambinia bambusana Chang & Chen, 2012 Tambinia bizonata Matsumura 1914 — Japan, Taiwan Tambinia capitata Distant, 1906 Tambinia conus Wang & Liang, 2011 — New Guinea Tambinia debilis Stål, 1859 — Sri Lanka Tambinia exoleta Melichar, 1914Melichar L (1914) Monographie der Tropiduchinen (Homoptera). Verhandlungen des Naturforschenden Vereins in Brünn 53: 1-145. Tambinia fasciculosa Melichar, 1914 Tambinia guamensis Metcalf, 1946 Tambinia inconspicua Distant, 1906 Tambinia languida Stål, 1859 — Sri Lanka - type species Tambinia macula Wang & Liang, 2011 — Malaysia: Borneo Tambinia menglunensis Men and Qin in Men, Qin and Liu, 2009Men QL, Qin DZ, Liu GL (2009). A Taxonomic Study of the Genus Tambinia Stål (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Tropiduchidae) from China. Entomotaxonomia 31 (1): 6-8. Tambinia pitho Fennah, 1970 Tambinia robustocarina Wang & Liang, 2011 — Malaysia: Sabah Tambinia rubrolineata Liang in Liang and Jiang, 2003 Tambinia rubromaculata Distant, 1916 — Sri Lanka Tambinia rufoornata Stål, 1859 — Sri Lanka Tambinia sexmaculata Wang & Liang, 2011 — Australia: Kuranda Tambinia similis Liang in Liang and Jiang, 2003 - southern China, Vietnam Tambinia sinuata Men & Qin, 2012 Tambinia sisyphus Fennah, 1956Fennah R. G. (1956). Homoptera: Fulgoroidea. Insects of Micronesia 6 (3): 1-211. Tambinia theivora Fennah, 1982 Tambinia venusta (Kirkaldy, 1906) Tambinia verticalis Distant, 1916 Tambinia zonata Muir, 1931Muir F (1931). New and little-known Fulgoroidea in the British Museum (Homoptera). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 (10): 297-314.
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