Lophops is the type genus of planthoppers for the family Lophopidae, subfamily Lophopinae and tribe Lophopini; it was erected by Maximilian Spinola in 1839.Spinola M (1839) Essai sur les Fulgorelles, sous-tribu de la tribu des Cicadaires, ordre des Rhyngotes. (Suite). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. Paris 8: 339-454 .
Records of occurrence (probably incomplete) for species include: Africa, China, Indochina, Malesia including the Philippines, New Guinea and Australia.Global Biodiversity Information facility: Lophops Spinola, 1839 (retrieved 19 April 2025)
Species The following species are recognised in the genus Lophops:
Lophops africana Lophops angustipennis Lophops bwamba Lophops carinata Lophops fusca Lophops incognita Lophops intermedia Lophops kwazulu Lophops malagarassi Lophops mentawiensis Lophops pallida Lophops saccharicida Lophops servillei - type species Lophops sigwalti Lophops stilleri Lophops tigris Lophops verschureni Lophops watshami Lophops zebra
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