Nephotettix
Nephotettix | |
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Nephotettix cincticeps | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Family: | Cicadellidae |
Subfamily: | Deltocephalinae |
Tribe: | Chiasmini |
Genus: | Nephotettix Matsumura, 1902 |
Nephotettix[1] is a genus of planthoppers[2] in the subfamily Deltocephalinae and tribe Chiasmini. Species are mostly found in Asia, although two are from Africa.
Known as 'green leafhoppers' of paddy/rice, Nephotettix cincticeps[3] and N. virescens[4] appear to be the most important Asian pest species in this genus: as vectors of viruses, such as tungro disease in rice.
Species[]
Based on the Global Biodiversity Information Facility[5] listing, this genus includes:
- Ghauri, 1968 (southern Africa)
- Uhler, 1896 (synonyms: various subspp. of Nephotettix apicalis and N. bipunctatus)[3]
- Ishihara & Kawase, 1968
- Melichar, 1912
- (Stål, 1870) (synonym N. nigropicta)
- N. nigropictus yapicola Linnavuori
- Ishihara & Kawase, 1968
- Kirkaldy, 1906
- Ghauri, 1971
- (Distant, 1908) (synonyms: N. bipunctatus (Fabricius), N. impicticeps Ishihara, N. oryzii Mahmood & Aziz, N. yapicola Linnavuori)[4]
References[]
- ^ Matsumura (1902) Termés. Füzetek, 25, 378.
- ^ Roskov Y., Kunze T., Orrell T., Abucay L., Paglinawan L., Culham A., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Decock W., De Wever A., Didžiulis V. (ed) (2014). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 17 April 2020.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- ^ Jump up to: a b CABI Invasive Species Compendium: Nephotettix cincticeps (retrieved 17 April 2020)
- ^ Jump up to: a b CABI Invasive Species Compendium: Nephotettix virescens (retrieved 17 April 2020)
- ^ GBIF: Nephotettix Matsumura, 1902 (retrieved 17 April 2020)
External links[]
- Media related to Nephotettix at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Nephotettix at Wikispecies
Categories:
- Auchenorrhyncha genera
- Deltocephalinae