Nilaparvata


Nilaparvata is a genus of planthoppers in the subfamily Delphacinae and tribe Delphacini Leach, 1815.
Species are widely distributed in the Americas, Africa, tropical Asia and Australia. The type species, Nilaparvata lugens, also known as the 'brown planthopper', is a major pest of rice crops.

Species

Fulgoromorpha Lists On the Web includes the following:Nilaparvata albotristriata Nilaparvata angolensis Synave, 1959Nilaparvata bakeri Nilaparvata caldwelli Metcalf, 1955Nilaparvata camilla Fennah, 1969Nilaparvata chaeremon Fennah, 1975Nilaparvata diophantu Fennah, 1958Nilaparvata gerhardi Nilaparvata lugens – type speciesNilaparvata maeander Fennah, 1958Nilaparvata muiri China, 1925Nilaparvata myersi Muir, 1923Nilaparvata nigritarsis Muir, 1926Nilaparvata oryzae Nilaparvata seminula Melichar, 1914Nilaparvata serrata Caldwell, 1951Nilaparvata terracefrons Guo & Liang, 2005Nilaparvata wolcotti Muir & Giffard, 1924