Subfamily Megophthalminae Kirkaldy 1906 (leafhopper)
Insecta - Hemiptera - Cicadellidae
Synonyms: Paropidae Dohrn 1859, Paropiinae Dohrn 1859, Paropiini Dohrn 1859
Parent taxon: Cicadellidae according to O. Borodin and O. Borodina 2021
See also Dietrich et al. 2017, Dietrich and Gonçalves 2014, Dmitriev 2020, Metcalf 1962 and Statz 1950
Sister taxa: Aphrodes, Iassinae, Paracarsonini, Stroggylocephalus, Spinus, Jascopus, Jassites, Gurvanina, Jassinae, Jassopsis, Docimus
Subtaxa: Agalliini Eomegophthalmus Megophthalmini
Type: Megophthalmus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (1 collection)
• Oligocene of Germany (1)
• Eocene of Lithuania (1), United States (2: Colorado)
Total: 5 collections including 8 occurrences