NephotettixMatsumura (1902) Termés. Füzetek, 25, 378. is a genus of leafhoppers in the subfamily Deltocephalinae and tribe Chiasmini. Species are mostly found in Asia, although two are from Africa.GBIF: Nephotettix Matsumura, 1902 (retrieved 17 April 2020)
Known as 'green leafhoppers' of paddy/rice, Nephotettix cincticepsCABI Invasive Species Compendium: Nephotettix cincticeps (retrieved 17 April 2020) and N. virescensCABI Invasive Species Compendium: Nephotettix virescens (retrieved 17 April 2020) appear to be the most important Asian pest species in this genus: as vectors of viruses, such as tungro disease in rice.
Species the World Auchenorrhyncha Database<ref name=WAD>[https://hoppers.speciesfile.org/otus/23330/overview World Auchenorrhyncha Database (WAD): genus Nephotettix''' Matsumura, 1902]</ref> includes: Nephotettix afer (southern Africa) Nephotettix apicalis Nephotettix cincticeps (synonyms: various subspp. of Nephotettix apicalis and N. bipunctatus) Nephotettix malayanus Nephotettix modulatus Nephotettix nigropictus (synonym N. nigropicta) N. nigropictus yapicola Nephotettix parvus Nephotettix sympatricus Nephotettix virescens (synonyms: Cicada bipunctata , N. impicticeps Ishihara, N. oryzii ) Note Nephotettix plebeius is now placed in genus Exitianus''.
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