Deitz 1975a
McKamey 1998a
Cryan, Robertson, and Deitz 2004a
Godoy, Miranda, and Nishida 2006a
Wallace 2010a
Animalia → Arthropoda → Insecta → Pterygota → Hemiptera → Auchenorrhyncha → Cicadomorpha → Membracoidea → Membracidae → Stegaspidinae
Microcentrini Deitz, 1975
Selected references
Taxon images
Microcentrini
Distribution
Diagnostic characters
Pronotum with or without suprahumeral horns; posterior process extending over, but not concealing, scutellum. Forewing vein R2+3 fused basally with 4+5 (exception: some Microcentrus lynx); 2 r-m crossveins present (exception: Microcentrus webbi with 3-4 r-m crossveins). Male abdominal segment IX with discrete lateral plate bearing posteroapical hook.
Host plants
Members of Microcentrini are reported the plant families Fagaceae, Juglandanceae, Lauraceae, Pinaceae, and perhaps Betulaceae and Loranthaceae.
Taxonomic constituents
Centroflexus Cryan, Robertson, and Deitz, 2004 Cryan, Robertson, and Deitz, 2004
Centruchoides Fowler, 1869 Fowler, 1869
Microcentrus Stål, 1869 Stål, 1869
Tumecauda Goding, 1930 Goding, 1930
Prepared by
Lewis L. Deitz, Matthew S. Wallace, and Mark J. Rothschild, 7 May 2011.