Cofana
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| Cofana sp., India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Family: | Cicadellidae |
| Tribe: | Cicadellini |
| Genus: | Cofana Melichar, 1926 |
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(Stål, 1870)
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Cofana is a genus of leafhoppers belonging to the family Cicadellidae. Cofana species can be often found in grass habitats and in rice fields. Some species have been recorded on (Poaceae). The genus Cofana is distinguished by their male genital morphology, with an aedeagus lacking paraphyses and basal processes. The hindwing lacks vein R2+3. Species in the genus are found in Africa, Asia, and Australia.[1]
Species[]
Some species of this genus are:[1]
- Walker, 1851
- Walker, 1857
- Bergroth, 1894
- Young, 1986
- Evans, 1955
- Young, 1979
- Young, 1979
- Ara & Ahmed, 1988
- Ramakrishnan, 1985
- Young, 1979
- Distant, 1908
- Young, 1979
- Young, 1979
- Stål, 1870
- Kirkaldy, 1906
- Young, 1979
- Young, 1979
- Young, 1979
- Distant, 1908
- Stål, 1870
- Cofana trilobata Meshram & Ramamurthy, 2014
- Signoret, 1854
- Young, 1979
- Kamitani, 2004
References[]
- ^ a b Meshram, N.M.; Ramamurthy, V.V. (2014). "A new species of Cofana associated with grasses from India (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae)". Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 54 (1): 57–64.
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