Chiasmini Explained

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

There are currently 21 described genera in Chiasmini:

Notes and References

  1. Zahniser. James N. Dietrich. Chris. 2013-05-29. A review of the tribes of Deltocephalinae (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae). European Journal of Taxonomy. 45. 10.5852/ejt.2013.45. 2118-9773. free.
  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. 10.1111/zoj.12292. 0024-4082. free.

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