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Chiasmini

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Chiasmini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadellidae
Subfamily: Deltocephalinae
Tribe: Chiasmini
Distant, 1908
Synonyms
  • Doraturini Emeljanov, 1962
  • Listrophorini Boulard, 1971
  • Paraphrodini Linnavuori, 1979

Chiasmini is a tribe of leafhoppers in the subfamily Deltocephalinae. Chiasmini contains 21 genera and over 300 species. Some species of Chiasmini in the genus Nephotettix are agricultural pests and transmit rice Tungrovirus in southeast Asia.[1][2]

Genera

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There are currently 21 described genera in Chiasmini:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Zahniser, James N; Dietrich, Chris (2013-05-29). "A review of the tribes of Deltocephalinae (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae)". European Journal of Taxonomy (45). doi:10.5852/ejt.2013.45. ISSN 2118-9773.
  2. ^ Zahniser, James N; Dietrich, Christopher H (2015-06-25). "Phylogeny, evolution, and historical biogeography of the grassland leafhopper tribe Chiasmini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 175 (3): 473–495. doi:10.1111/zoj.12292. ISSN 0024-4082.