Bathysmatophorinae is a small subfamily in the family Cicadellidae (leafhoppers).

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Bathysmatophorinae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Family:	Cicadellidae
Subfamily:	Bathysmatophorinae Anufriev, 1978
Tribes
Bathysmatophorini Malmaemichungiini

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Bathysmatophorinae is a rare and primitive leafhopper subfamily, with a robust appearance and dull brown or grey colouration.^[1] They resemble members of the subfamily Evacanthinae, of which they used to be a part. Many females of this subfamily have short and stubby wings that cannot produce flight.

These leafhoppers are found in temperate environments and have only been recorded in the Northern Hemisphere in the Palearctic and Neararctic. In the United States and Canada, they are most often found in the Pacific Northwest, although they can be found farther inland as well. They are found on Dicotyledon trees, shrubs, and ferns.^[2]

There are two tribes in the subfamily.

Genera considered members of the subfamily Bathysmatophorinae are listed below.