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Checklist for Tribe Nirvanini Baker, 1923
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
458
5336
18787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
455
5331
18781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
433
5239
18576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
90
758
1843
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
74
704
1747
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Auchenorrhyncha
Linnaeus, 1758
Cicadas and Leafhoppers, Hoppers
21
330
1197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cicadomorpha
Evans, 1946
7
225
893
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Membracoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
159
527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCicadellidae
Latreille, 1802
Cicadellids, Hoppers, Jassids, Leafhopper, Leafhoppers
152
519
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEvacanthinae
Metcalf, 1939
6
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeNirvanini
Baker, 1923
5
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Papua New Guinea
5 Genera with 7 Species
Nirvanoides Baker, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Ophiuchus Distant, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Sophonia Walker, 19733SpeciesTaxom
Stenotortor Baker, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Tortor Kirkaldy, 19071SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
7 Species
Nirvanoides amboinensis Baker, 1923
Ophiuchus distanti Evans, 1973
Sophonia hieroglyphica Evans, 1973
Sophonia magnifica Evans, 1973
Sophonia pallida Evans, 1973
Stenotortor madangensis Evans, 1973
Tortor daulias Kirkaldy, 1907