Evacanthinae
# Evacanthinae

Evacanthinae is a subfamily in the family Cicadellidae (leafhoppers).

## Distribution

Members of Evacanthinae are found worldwide and are on every continent except for Antarctica.

## Tribes and genera

There are five tribes in the subfamily, some of which were subfamilies of their own.

### Balbillini

Erected by Baker in 1923. They are found in the Afrotropical and Indomalayan realms. Their colour is mostly dull, being yellowish to greyish in appearance.

* Balbillus Distant, 1908
* Stenotortor Baker, 1923

### Evacanthini

Erected by Metcalf in 1939. They are distributed across most of the Northern Hemisphere and into the Indomalayan realm.

* Apphia Distant, 1918
* Boundarus Li & Wang, 1998
* Bundera Distant, 1908
* Carinata Li & Wang, 1992
* Concavocorona Wang & Zhang, 2014
* Convexana Li, 1994
* Cunedda Distant, 1918
* Diramus Wang & Zhang, 2013
* Evacanthus Le Peletier & Serville, 1825
* Mainda Distant, 1908
* Mediporus Wang & Zhang, 2015
* Multiformis Li & Li, 2012
* Onukia Matsumura, 1912
* Onukiades Ishihara, 1963
* Onukindia Viraktamath & Webb, 2018
* Paraonukia Ishihara, 1963
* Parapythamus Li & Li, 2011
* Processus Huang, 1992
* Pythamus Melichar, 1903
* Pythochandra Wei & Webb, 2014
* Risefronta Li & Wang, 2001
* Riseveinus Li, 1995
* Shortcrowna Li & Li, 2014
* Simaonukia Li & Li, 2017
* Striatanus Li & Wang, 1995
* Subulatus Yang & Zhang, 2001
* Taperus Li & Wang, 1994
* Tengirhinus Ishihara, 1953
* Transvenosus Wang & Zhang, 2015
* Vangama Distant, 1908

### Nirvanini

Erected by Baker in 1923. They are distributed mostly throughout the Southern Hemisphere, but species have spread globally. This tribe previously made up the subfamily Nirvaninae.

* Aequoreus Huang, 1989
* Afrokana Heller, 1972
* Afronirvana Evans, 1955
* Antillonirvana Dietrich, 2004
* Australnirvana Wang, Dietrich & Zhang, 2016
* Buloria Distant, 1908
* Carchariacephalus Montrouzier, 1861
* Chibchanirvana Dietrich, 2004
* Chudania Distant, 1908
* Concaveplana Chen & Li, 1998
* Convexfronta Li, 1997
* Crispina Distant, 1918
* Decursusnirvana Gao, Dai & Zhang, 2014
* Euronirvanella Evans, 1966
* Extensus Huang, 1989
* Jassonirvana Baker, 1923
* Jassosqualus Kramer, 1964
* Kana) Distant, 1908
* Kasunga Linnavuori, 1979
* Kosasia Distant, 1910
* Narecho Jacobi, 1910
* Neonirvana Oman, 1936
* Nirvana Kirkaldy, 1900
* Nirvanoides Baker, 1923
* Oniella Matsumura, 1912
* Ophiuchus Ophiuchus
* Pactana Linnavuori, 1960
* Pythonirvana Baker, 1923
* Sinonirvana Gao, Dai & Zhang, 2014
* Sophonia Walker, F., 1870
* Synogonia Melichar, 1926
* Tahura Melichar, 1926
* Tortor Kirkaldy, 1907

### Pagaroniini

Erected by Anufriev in 1978.

* Friscanina Anufriev, 1978
* Pagaronina Anufriev, 1978
* Epiacanthus Matsumura, 1902
* Friscanus Oman, 1938
* Kurotsuyanus Ishihara, 1953
* Pagaronia Ball, 1902

### Pentoffiini

Erected by Wang, Dietrich & Zhang, 2017.

* Draconirvana Dietrich, 2011
* Pentoffia Kramer, 1964

### Incertae sedis

Genera without placement.

* Evanirvana Hill, 1973
