title: Hypacostemma
text: # Hypacostemma
  
  Hypacostemma is a genus of leafhoppers in the subfamily Deltocephalinae. It is the only genus in the tribe Hypacostemmini. Hypacostemma contains at least 5 described species distributed throughout Southern Africa. Hypacostemma are usually large greenish leafhoppers with a length between 7-10 mm.
  
  ## Species
  
  There are currently 5 described species in Hypacostemma:
  
  * Hypacostemma brevis Theron, 1987
  * Hypacostemma devia Theron, 1987
  * Hypacostemma falcata Theron, 1987
  * Hypacostemma uniformis Distant, 1910
  * Hypacostemma viridissima Linnavuori, 1961
  