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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.
Hemiptera (/ h ɛ ˈ m ɪ p t ər ə /; from Ancient Greek hemipterus 'half-winged') is an order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising over 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, assassin bugs, bed bugs, and shield bugs.
Amrasca biguttula, commonly known as the cotton jassid, [1] is a subspecies of leafhopper belonging to the subfamily Typhlocybinae of family Cicadellidae. It is a pest of cotton , okra , and other crops in southern Asia and West Africa.
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. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Tribes
Three new species of Goniagnathus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from the Indian subcontinent with description of a new subgenus. Zootaxa 2224: 51–59. Viraktamath, C. A. and Gnaneswaran, R. 2015. Review of the grass feeding genus Gurawa Distant (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from the Indian subcontinent with description of two new species.
Potato leafhopper (Empoasca fabae) belongs to family Cicadellidae and genus Empoasca within order Hemiptera. [1] In North America they are a serious agricultural pest. [2] Every year millions of dollars are lost from reduced crop yields and on pest management. [3] Crops that are impacted the most are potatoes, clover, beans, apples and alfalfa. [4]
Typhlocybinae is a subfamily of insects in the leafhopper family, Cicadellidae. This is currently the second largest leafhopper subfamily based on the number of described species, but researchers believe there are so many taxa yet undescribed that it is probably the largest subfamily. [1] Approximately 6000 species have been described thus far. [1]
Qadria is a genus of true bugs belonging to the family Cicadellidae (leafhoppers). Belonging to the Erythroneurini tribe, Qadria consists of fourteen species. [1] The genus was first described by Mahmood in 1967, and the species are found in Asia. [1]