Alebra

Alebra is a genus of leafhoppers in the subfamily Typhlocybinae.^[1] They genetically evolved their exoskeleton to achieve vibrant colors to defend themselves from predators.^[2]

Alebra
Alebra albostriella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Family:	Cicadellidae
Tribe:	Alebrini
Genus:	Alebra Fieber, 1872

Species

These 22 species belong to the genus Alebra:

• Alebra albostriella (Fallén, 1826) ^{c g}
• Alebra arisana (Matsumura, 1931) ^{c g}
• Alebra aurea (Walsh, 1862) ^{c g b}
• Alebra bella Hamilton, 1995 ^{c g}
• Alebra bicincta DeLong, 1918 ^{c g b}
• Alebra castaneae Hamilton, 1995 ^{c g}
• Alebra coryli Le Quesne, 1977 ^{c g}
• Alebra costatella Matsumura, 1931 ^{c g}
• Alebra eburnea DeLong, 1918 ^{c g b}
• Alebra elegans Hamilton, 1995 ^{c g b}
• Alebra floridae Hamilton, 1995 ^{c g}
• Alebra fumida Gillette, 1898 ^{c g b}
• Alebra kuyania (Matsumura, 1932) ^{c g}
• Alebra neglecta Wagner, 1940 ^{c g}
• Alebra pallida Dworakowska, 1968 ^{c g}
• Alebra rubrafrons DeLong, 1918 ^{c g b}
• Alebra shaanxiensis (Ma, 1981) ^{c g}
• Alebra sorbi Wagner, 1949 ^{c g}
• Alebra thoracica Hamilton, 1995 ^{c g b}
• Alebra viridis Rey, 1894 ^{c g}
• Alebra wahlbergi (Boheman, 1845) ^{c g b}
• Alebra xianensis (Ma, 1981) ^{c g}

Data sources: i = ITIS,^[3] c = Catalogue of Life,^[4] g = GBIF,^[5] b = Bugguide.net,^[6]