Cicadulina mbila | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
Infraorder: | Cicadomorpha |
Superfamily: | Membracoidea |
Family: | Cicadellidae |
Subfamily: | |
Tribe: | Macrostelini |
Genus: | Cicadulina |
Species: | C. mbila |
Binomial name | |
Cicadulina mbila Naudé, 1924 |
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Synonyms | |
Balclutha mbila Naudé |
Balclutha mbila Naudé
Cicadulina mbila, the maize leafhopper, is a leafhopper species in the genus Cicadulina.
It is found in sub-Saharan Africa (Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda), the Middle East, West Asia and India. It is one of the vectors of the maize streak virus.