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.
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
External links
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 . CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link )