''Nephotettix'' is a genus of

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in the subfamily

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and

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Chiasmini. Species are mostly found in Asia, although two are from Africa. Known as 'green leafhoppers' of paddy/rice, ''Nephotettix cincticeps''CABI Invasive Species Compendium: ''Nephotettix cincticeps'' (retrieved 17 April 2020)
/ref> and ''N. virescens''CABI Invasive Species Compendium: ''Nephotettix virescens'' (retrieved 17 April 2020)
/ref> appear to be the most important Asian pest species in this genus: as vectors of

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es, such as tungro disease in rice.

Species

Based on the

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GBIF: ''Nephotettix'' Matsumura, 1902 (retrieved 17 April 2020)
/ref> listing, this genus includes: * '' Nephotettix afer'' Ghauri, 1968 (southern Africa) * '' Nephotettix cincticeps'' Uhler, 1896 (synonyms: various subspp. of ''Nephotettix apicalis'' and ''N. bipunctatus'') * '' Nephotettix malayanus'' Ishihara & Kawase, 1968 * '' Nephotettix modulatus'' Melichar, 1912 * ''

Nephotettix nigropictus ''Nephotettix nigropictus'' is a species of true bug in the family Cicadellidae. It is a pest of millet Millets () are a highly varied group of small-seeded grasses, widely grown around the world as cereal crops or grains for fodder an ...

'' (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)

References

External links

* * {{taxonbar, from=Q4045221 Auchenorrhyncha genera Deltocephalinae