''Maiestas acuminatus'' (formerly ''Recilia acuminatus'') is a species of

leafhopper A leafhopper is the common name for any species from the family Cicadellidae. These minute insects, colloquially known as hoppers, are plant feeders that suck plant sap from grass, shrubs, or trees. Their hind legs are modified for jumping, and a ...

from Cicadellidae family that is endemic to India.Distribution
/ref> It was formerly placed within ''

Recilia ''Recilia'' is a genus of bugs from the family Cicadellidae. As of Webb & Viraktamath (2009), it includes just two species, with the vast majority of former species now in the genus ''Maiestas ''Maiestas'' is a genus of insects in the family ...

'', but a 2009 revision moved it to ''

Maiestas ''Maiestas'' is a genus of insects in the family Cicadellidae, the vast majority of which were formerly placed in the genus '' Recilia''.Webb, M.D.; Viraktamath, C.A. 2009: Annotated check-list, generic key and new species of Old World Deltocep ...

''.Webb, M.D.; Viraktamath, C.A. 2009: Annotated check-list, generic key and new species of Old World Deltocephalini leafhoppers with nomenclatorial changes in the ''Deltocephalus'' group and other Deltocephalinae (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Cicadellidae). ''Zootaxa'', 2163: 1-64
Abstract & excerpt
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Maiestas Endemic fauna of India Hemiptera of Asia {{Deltocephalinae-stub