Nephotettix

<i>Nephotettix</i>

Nephotettix

Genus of true bugs

Nephotettix[1] is a genus of leafhoppers in the subfamily Deltocephalinae and tribe Chiasmini. Species are mostly found in Asia, although two are from Africa.

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Known as 'green leafhoppers' of paddy/rice, Nephotettix cincticeps[2] and N. virescens[3] appear to be the most important Asian pest species in this genus: as vectors of viruses, such as tungro disease in rice.

video of nymph movement

Species

Based on the Global Biodiversity Information Facility[4] listing, this genus includes:

  • Nephotettix afer Ghauri, 1968 (southern Africa)
  • Nephotettix cincticeps Uhler, 1896 (synonyms: various subspp. of Nephotettix apicalis and N. bipunctatus)[2]
  • Nephotettix malayanus Ishihara & Kawase, 1968
  • Nephotettix modulatus Melichar, 1912
  • Nephotettix nigropictus (Stål, 1870) (synonym N. nigropicta)
    • N. nigropictus yapicola Linnavuori
  • Nephotettix parvus Ishihara & Kawase, 1968
  • Nephotettix plebeius Kirkaldy, 1906
  • Nephotettix sympatricus Ghauri, 1971
  • Nephotettix virescens (Distant, 1908) (synonyms: N. bipunctatus (Fabricius), N. impicticeps Ishihara, N. oryzii Mahmood & Aziz, N. yapicola Linnavuori)[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Matsumura (1902) Termés. Füzetek, 25, 378.
  2. [2]
    CABI Invasive Species Compendium: Nephotettix cincticeps (retrieved 17 April 2020)
  3. [3]
    CABI Invasive Species Compendium: Nephotettix virescens (retrieved 17 April 2020)
  4. [4]
    GBIF: Nephotettix Matsumura, 1902 (retrieved 17 April 2020)
  • Media related to Nephotettix at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Nephotettix at Wikispecies
  • 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. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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