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Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants © Roger Key Family   Membracidae Sub Family   Description   treehoppers Background to Family   A mainly tropical family of tree-dwellers, with few representatives in Europe. The two, uncommon species in Great Britain are Centrotus cornutus and Gargara genistae, which feed on oaks (Quercus) and certain leguminous shrubs and herbs (Fabaceae), respectively.     No. taxa in DBIF   2 No. interactions   4 % interactions with British data   100% No. records   4 % taxa with British data   100% Notes   Data currently unassessed by a specialist for changes in nomenclature, new species to the British list, new interactions, errors in original sources, and misspellings. Following a brief inspection in 2007, Alan Stewart judged that the data for the Auchenorrhyncha were very out-of-date, because a large body of knowledge has accrued since the last update.; ; Notes on Sources   Most recent source   1965 Below is a list of all sources for this family / sub-family contained within DBIF. Click on source name for a list of all records for this source.   Source   Le Quesne, W.J.(1965) Handbk Ident. Br. Insects II:2A 1-64:15