-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and Allies (Order Hemiptera)

-True Hoppers (Suborder Auchenorrhyncha)

-Spittlebugs, Cicadas, Leafhoppers and Treehoppers (Infraorder Cicadomorpha)

-Leafhoppers and Treehoppers (Superfamily Membracoidea)

-Typical Leafhoppers (Family Cicadellidae)

-Sharpshooters (Subfamily Cicadellinae)

-Tribe Cicadellini

Cicadellini is a large and diverse tribe of leafhoppers within the subfamily Cicadellinae, often referred to as "sharpshooters" due to their habit of forcibly ejecting excess fluid from their bodies. They are specialized xylem-feeders, consuming vast quantities of dilute plant sap, which makes them significant agricultural pests as they can transmit various phytopathogenic bacteria and viruses to crops.