Cofana

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Cofana
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Cofana sp., India
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadellidae
Tribe: Cicadellini
Genus: Cofana
Melichar, 1926
Type species
Tettigonia quinquenotata
(Stål, 1870)
Synonyms
  • YasumatsuusIshihara, 1971
  • CojanaLinnavuori, 1979

Cofana is a genus of leafhoppers belonging to the family Cicadellidae. Cofana species can be often found in grass habitats and in rice fields. Some species have been recorded on Dinochloa scandens (Poaceae). The genus Cofana is distinguished by their male genital morphology, with an aedeagus lacking paraphyses and basal processes. The hindwing lacks vein R2+3. Species in the genus are found in Africa, Asia, and Australia. [1]

Species

Some species of this genus are: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Meshram, N.M.; Ramamurthy, V.V. (2014). "A new species of Cofana associated with grasses from India (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae)". Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 54 (1): 57–64.