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Empoasca
Empoasca is a genus of leafhoppers belonging to the family Cicadellidae subfamily Typhlocybinae.
Graphocephala
thumb|Graphocephala atropunctata|G. atropunctata thumb|Graphocephala coccinea|G. coccinea thumb|Graphocephala fennahi|G. fennahi thumb|Graphocephala versuta|G. versuta Graphocephala is a large genus of leafhoppers, found from southern Canada to northern South America.
Zygina
Zygina is a genus of leafhoppers, belonging to the family Cicadellidae.
Macrosteles
Macrosteles is a leafhopper genus in the tribe Macrostelini with more than 80 species, most in the northern hemisphere. Some species are known to migrate.
Alebra
Alebra is a genus of leafhoppers in the subfamily Typhlocybinae. They genetically evolved their exoskeleton to achieve vibrant colors to defend themselves from predators.
Scaphoideus
thumb|Scaphoideus nymph
Cicadella
Cicadella is the type genus of leafhoppers in the subfamily Cicadellinae and tribe Cicadellini. Species are found mostly in Europe and Asia, but there are also records from Africa and the Americas.
Athysanus
genus of insects
Bothrogonia
thumb|left|B. ferruginea Bothrogonia is a genus of leafhoppers with a large number of species distributed across the Old World. They can be told apart from others in their tribe by the pattern of setae on the hind tibia.
Confucius
genus of insects
Balclutha
genus of insects
Recilia
Recilia is a genus of typical leafhoppers from the family Cicadellidae, recorded mostly from Africa, the West Palaearctic and New Zealand. As of Webb & Viraktamath (2009), the vast majority of former species, including the zig-zag leafhopper of rice R. dorsalis, are now placed in the genus Maiestas. Before this, the genus was sometimes treated as a subgenus of Deltocephalus, of the same tribe.
Agallia
Agallia is a genus of leafhoppers in the subfamily Megophthalminae erected by John Curtis in 1833. Species are mostly found in the western Palaearctic realm and the Americas.
Eupteryx
Eupteryx is a genus of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae. thumb|Eupteryx melissae
Arboridia
Arboridia is a genus of true bugs belonging to the family Cicadellidae.
Evacanthus
Evacanthus is a genus of leafhoppers belonging to the family Cicadellidae.
Euscelis
Euscelis is a leafhopper genus in the subfamily Deltocephalinae.
Deltocephalus
Deltocephalus is a leafhopper genus in the subfamily Deltocephalinae.
Taurotettix
Taurotettix is a genus of leafhoppers in the tribe Cicadulini. The genus is widely distributed across Eurasia with one species (T. beckeri) found in Algeria.
Graphocraerus
Graphocraerus is a genus of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae. There are at least two described species in Graphocraerus.
Eurhadina
Eurhadina is a genus of leafhoppers belonging to the family Cicadellidae. It was first described by Hermann Haupt in 1929.
Dikraneura
Dikraneura is a genus of leafhoppers belonging to the family Cicadellidae subfamily Typhlocybinae. It contains approximately 50 species, with a primarily holarctic distribution, being poorly represented in the tropics.
Neoaliturus
Neoaliturus is a genus of leafhoppers in the tribe Opsiini and the subfamily Deltocephalinae. There are more than 30 described species in Neoaliturus.
Exitianus
Exitianus is a genus of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae. There are more than 50 described species in Exitianus. thumb|Exitianus exitiosus
Aguriahana
Aguriahana is a genus of true bugs belonging to the family Cicadellidae.
Pediopsoides
Pediopsoides is a genus of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae.
Thagria
Thagria is a genus of coelidiine leafhoppers, the largest genus within the subfamily, with most members from the Oriental realm and a few from the Australasian realm. The genus is distinguished by characters of the male genitalia but most of them are known to be colorfully patterned and hold their wings open while resting on leaves.
Penthimia
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Aphrodes
Aphrodes is the type genus of leafhoppers in the subfamily Aphrodinae and tribe Aphrodini. The species of this genus are found in Eurasia and North America.
Draeculacephala
thumb|Sharpshooters, Draeculacephala thumb|Sharpshooters, Draeculacephala
Japananus
Japananus is a genus of leafhoppers of the subfamily Deltocephalinae. Six species are currently placed in the genus, all native to Asia and typically feeding on Acer species. One species, J. hyalinus, has spread throughout the Northern Hemisphere and Australia with the trade in cultivated maples.
Oncometopia
thumb|Oncometopia hamiltoni
Limotettix
Limotettix is a genus of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae. There are at least 70 described species in Limotettix. Limotettix is the only genus in the tribe Limotettigini of the subfamily Deltocephalinae. A previously included genus, Frigartus, is now considered to be a junior synonym of Limotettix.
Oncopsis
Oncopsis is a genus of leafhoppers belonging to the family Cicadellidae subfamily Eurymelinae. In this genus the striations on the pronotum are parallel to the hind margin.
Forcipata
Forcipata is a genus of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae. There are at least 20 described species in Forcipata. thumb|Forcipata loca
Ledra
genus of insects
Nirvana
leafhopper genus
Batracomorphus
Batracomorphus is a genus of leafhoppers belonging to the family Cicadellidae.
Xestocephalus
Xestocephalus is a genus of leafhoppers (family Cicadellidae). There are at least 120 described species in the genus Xestocephalus. thumb|Xestocephalus lunatus
Aaka coera
Aaka is a genus of hemiptera in the leafhopper family. There is only one species described in this genus, known as Aaka coera. It is distributed in Papua New Guinea.
Protalebrella
Protalebrella is a genus of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae. There are about 11 described species in Protalebrella.
Dikrella
Dikrella is a genus of leafhoppers belonging to the family Cicadellidae subfamily Typhlocybinae. It contains approximately 37 species occurring in the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Panama, Ecuador, Colombia, and Brazil.
Kutara
Kutara is a leafhopper genus belonging to the tribe Scaphoideini and subfamily Deltocephalinae. It was previously assigned to the Selenocephalinae subfamily.
Sibovia
Sibovia is a genus of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae. There are at least 30 described species in Sibovia. thumb|Sibovia occatoria
Dziwneono
Dziwneono (subfamily:Typhlocybinae) is a genus of Australian leafhoppers, with more than ten undescribed species. It was described in 1972 by Polish entomologist Irena Dworakowska.
Osbornellus
Osbornellus is a genus of leafhoppers (family Cicadellidae). There are at least 100 described species in Osbornellus. thumb thumb
Kunzeana
Kunzeana is a genus of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae. There are more than 30 described species in Kunzeana.
Nesocerus
Nesocerus is a genus of leafhoppers belonging to the family Cicadellidae from the Malagasy region. This genus counts at present 35 recognized species. As a large proportion of the Nesocerus species are known only from a few or single specimens.
Gyponana
Gyponana is a genus of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae found mainly in North America. There are at least 90 described species in Gyponana, but most are difficult to identify based on external characteristics. thumb|Gyponana octolineata Species are usually green in appearance, sometimes with a blue tint, but some species have fully- and partially-pink forms.
Erythroneura
Erythroneura is a genus of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae.
Acinopterus
Acinopterus is a genus of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae. There are more than 30 described species in Acinopterus. The members of Acinopterus are widely distributed across North and South America. Acinopterus is the type genus of the tribe Acinopterini.
Gessius
genus of insects
Idiocerus
Idiocerus is a large genus of homopteran bugs belonging to the family Cicadellidae (the leafhoppers). The group is characterized by a very short and broadly rounded vertex (head); many species are very similar and difficult to identify. Most are found on specific host plants, particularly poplars and willows. For instance the common European species I. vitreus is found exclusively on certain poplars.
Dorycephalus
Dorycephalus is a genus of leafhoppers in the subfamily Deltocephalinae. It is the only genus in the tribe Dorycephalini. There are currently only two described species in the genus. The members of the genus are found in eastern Europe, Russia and Mongolia.
Acrogonia
Acrogonia is a genus of neotropical sharpshooters in the family Cicadellidae.
Scaphytopius
Scaphytopius is a genus of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae. There are at least 170 described species in Scaphytopius. thumb|Scaphytopius frontalis
Austroagallia
Austroagallia is a genus of typical leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae. There are more than 20 described species in Austroagallia. thumb|Austroagallia sinuata, Austria
Iassus
genus of insects
Ceratagallia
Ceratagallia is a genus of leafhopper. Ceratagallia leafhoppers are found in semi-arid environments in North America, including California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Kansas, and Mexico.
Cofana
Cofana is a genus of leafhoppers belonging to the family Cicadellidae. Cofana species can be often found in grass habitats and in rice fields. Some species have been recorded on Dinochloa scandens (Poaceae). The genus Cofana is distinguished by their male genital morphology, with an aedeagus lacking paraphyses and basal processes. The hindwing lacks vein R2+3. Species in the genus are found in Africa, Asia, and Australia.