Nyonga (planthopper)

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Nyonga
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha
Family: Achilidae
Genus: Nyonga
Synave, 1959

Nyonga is a genus of planthoppers belonging to the family Achilidae. [1]

Species

Species: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Nyonga Synave, 1959". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 21 May 2021.