Chiasmini is a
tribe
The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in part due to confli ...
of
leafhoppers in the
subfamily Deltocephalinae
Deltocephalinae is a subfamily of leafhoppers. Deltocephalinae is the largest subfamily in the family Cicadellidae and is divided into 40 tribes, comprising over 925 genera, and over 6,700 described species.
Tribes
There are currently 40 desc ...
. Chiasmini contains 21 genera and over 300 species. Some species of Chiasmini in the genus ''
Nephotettix
''Nephotettix'' is a genus of planthoppers 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'' and ''N. v ...
'' are agricultural pests and transmit rice ''
Tungrovirus
''Tungrovirus'' is a genus of viruses, in the family ''Caulimoviridae'', order ''Ortervirales''. Monocots and family Poaceae serve as natural hosts. There is only one species in this genus: ''Rice tungro bacilliform virus''. Diseases associate ...
'' in southeast Asia.
Genera
There are currently 21 described genera in Chiasmini:
References
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Deltocephalinae
Insect tribes