-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 Treehoppers (Family Membracidae)

-Subfamily Membracinae

-Tribe Boocerini

Boocerini treehoppers are described as robust insects, varying in colour from brown to black. Most treehoppers are host-specific, feeding on sap from vascular plant tissues. Treehoppers use substrate-borne vibrations to communicate, including for male courtship calls, finding mates, and warning of predators.