Five techniques were evaluated for sampling efficiency for leafhopper nymphs and adults in bermudagrass,Cynodon dactylon(L.). The D-Vac insect collector was selected as the best sampling technique because it provided greater density estimates of nymphs and adults with less relative variation (SEM/$\bar x$) (100) than sweep-net, drop trap, pan-shake, and cut-and-bag techniques. Iwao's regression method and Taylor's power law were used to describe the dispersion patterns of adults ofCarneocephala flaviceps(Riley),Endria inimica(Say),Exitianus exitiosus(Uhler),Graminella nigrifrons(Forbes),Graminella sonora(Ball),Planicephalus flavocostatus(Van Duzee),polyamia weedi(Van Duzee),Psammotettix lividellus(Zetterstedt),Stirellus bicolor(Van Duzee), and total adults. Dispersion patterns of nymphs ofC. flavicceps, E. inimica, E. exitiosus, Graminellaspp. plusP. lividellus,P. weedi, and total nymphs also were quantified. Both dispersion analyses found that nymph and adult populations of all leafhopper taxa were aggregated. The results of Taylor's analysis were used to calculate the minimal mean density that can be estimated for a given sample size and precision level for each leafhopper taxon. The uses of these data in selecting an optimal sample size for a fixed-sample-size program are discussed.