In paddy crop ecosystem fourteen leafhopper species were collected, identified and described viz., Balclutha saltuella (Kirschbaum), Balclutha thea (Kirschbaum), Cicadulina bipunctata (Melichar), Cofona spectra (Distant), Cofona unimaculata (Signoret), Empoascanara defecta (Dworakowska), Empoascanara indica (Datta), Empoascanara prima (Distant), Exitianus indicus (Distant), Exitianus nanus (Distant), Maiestas dorsalis (Motschulsky), Maiestas pruthii (Metcalf), Nephotettix nigropictus (Stal) and Nephotettix virescens (Distant). | Leafhopper funa associated with paddy crop-ecosystems in rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh India 2018 7 8 904-915 International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN 2319-7706 Volume 7 Number 08 2018 Journal homepage http Original Research Article https Leafhopper Funa Associated with Paddy Crop-Ecosystems in Rayalaseema Region of Andhra Pradesh India S. Nagesh . Chalam . Koteswara Rao and B. Ravindra Reddy Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University Dept. of Entomology S V Agricultural College Tirupati 517502 Chittoor District . India Corresponding author ABSTRACT Keywords In paddy crop ecosystem fourteen leafhopper species were collected identified and Hemiptera Leafhoppers described viz. Balclutha saltuella Kirschbaum Balclutha thea Kirschbaum Cicadellidae Paddy Cicadulina bipunctata Melichar Cofona spectra Distant Cofona unimaculata crop eco-system Signoret Empoascanara defecta Dworakowska Empoascanara indica Datta Empoascanara prima Distant Exitianus indicus Distant Exitianus nanus Distant Article Info Maiestas dorsalis Motschulsky Maiestas pruthii Metcalf Nephotettix nigropictus Accepted Stal and Nephotettix virescens Distant . An illustrated key along with key 08 July 2018 taxonomic characters were provided for easy identification of the leafhoppers Available Online associated with paddy crop eco-systems from rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh. 10 August 2018 Introduction leaves bronzing drying sooty mould followed by withering and death of plants. A few Leafhoppers an economically important groups of leafhoppers genera acts as vectors group of Auchenorrhynchan Hemiptera belong and transmit phytopathogenic organisms that to the family Cicadellidae comprising about causes diseases and eventual death of plants. 2 445 described genera and 22 637 species in Some of the diseases caused by world wide and 340 genera and 1 350 species phytopathogenic
