Nephotettix cincticeps

Nephotettix cincticeps
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Family:	Cicadellidae
Genus:	Nephotettix
Species:	N. cincticeps
Binomial name
	Nephotettix cincticeps; Uhler, 1896
Synonyms
	Nephotettix apicalis subsp. cincticeps (Uhler, 1896); Nephotettix bipunctatus subsp. cincticeps (Uhler, 1896); Paramesus cincticeps (Uhler, 1896); Selenocephalus cincticeps Uhler, 1896;

Last updated December 16, 2025

Nephotettix cincticeps, the rice green leafhopper, is a species of true bug in the family Cicadellidae. It is a vector of virus diseases in rice and also a pest of barnyard millet.^[1] It is a key insect vector transmitting rice dwarf virus (RDV) that causes rice dwarf disease.^[2]

References

↑ Kalaisekar, A (2017). Insect pests of millets: systematics, bionomics, and management. London: Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-12-804243-4. OCLC 967265246.
↑ Jia, Wenxi; Wang, Fei; Li, Jingjing; Chang, Xuefei; Yang, Yi; Yao, Hongwei; Bao, Yanyuan; Song, Qisheng; Ye, Gongyin (2021). "A Novel Iflavirus Was Discovered in Green Rice Leafhopper Nephotettix cincticeps and Its Proliferation Was Inhibited by Infection of Rice Dwarf Virus". Frontiers in Microbiology. 11 621141. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.621141 . ISSN 1664-302X. PMC 7820178 . PMID 33488564.

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[Kalaisekar-1] Kalaisekar, A (2017). Insect pests of millets: systematics, bionomics, and management. London: Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-12-804243-4. OCLC 967265246.

[2] Jia, Wenxi; Wang, Fei; Li, Jingjing; Chang, Xuefei; Yang, Yi; Yao, Hongwei; Bao, Yanyuan; Song, Qisheng; Ye, Gongyin (2021). "A Novel Iflavirus Was Discovered in Green Rice Leafhopper Nephotettix cincticeps and Its Proliferation Was Inhibited by Infection of Rice Dwarf Virus". Frontiers in Microbiology. 11 621141. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.621141 . ISSN 1664-302X. PMC 7820178 . PMID 33488564.

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