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Cofana is a genus of leafhoppers belonging to the family Cicadellidae. Cofana species can be often found in grass habitats and in rice fields. Some species have been recorded on Dinochloa scandens (Poaceae). The genus Cofana is distinguished by their male genital morphology, with an aedeagus lacking paraphyses and basal processes. The hindwing lacks vein R2+3. Species in the genus are found in Africa, Asia, and Australia.

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It sits within the topics Cicadellidae genera and Cicadellini.

Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.

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GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderHemiptera
  5. FamilyCicadellidae

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Family
Cicadellidae
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Indonesia, Cameroon, Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The

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taxon name
Cofana
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Melichar, 1926
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Cofana is a genus of leafhoppers belonging to the family Cicadellidae. Cofana species can be often found in grass habitats and in rice fields. Some species have been recorded on Dinochloa scandens (Poaceae). The genus Cofana is distinguished by their male genital morphology, with an aedeagus lacking paraphyses and basal processes. The hindwing lacks vein R2+3. Species in the genus are found in Africa, Asia, and Australia.

== Species == Some species of this genus are: Cofana albida Walker, 1851 Cofana eburnea Walker, 1857 Cofana fuscivenis Bergroth, 1894 Cofana gelbata Young, 1986 Cofana grisea Evans, 1955 Cofana hoogstraali Young, 1979 Cofana jedarfa Young, 1979 Cofana karachiensis Ara & Ahmed, 1988 Cofana karjatensis Ramakrishnan, 1985 Cofana lata Young, 1979 Cofana lineatus Distant, 1908 Cofana maai Young, 1979 Cofana medleri Young, 1979 Cofana nigrilinea Stål, 1870 Cofana perkinsi Kirkaldy, 1906 Cofana polaris Young, 1979 Cofana separata Young, 1979 Cofana sotoi Young, 1979 Cofana spectra Distant, 1908 Cofana subvirescens Stål, 1870 Cofana trilobata Meshram & Ramamurthy, 2014 Cofana unimaculata Signoret, 1854 Cofana yasumatsui Young, 1979 Cofana yukawai Kamitani, 2004

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