Cosmoscarta is a genus of froghoppers found in the

Indomalaya The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the southern parts of East Asia. Also called the Oriental realm by biogeographers, Indomalaya spreads all over the Ind ...

n region. Many of the species are boldly marked in black and red or yellow. A few species are of economic importance as they can cause injury to plants under cultivation.

Description

The genus was erected by

Carl Stål Carl Stål (21 March 1833 – 13 June 1878) was a Swedish people, Swedish entomologist specialising in Hemiptera. He was born at Karlberg Castle, Stockholm on 21 March 1833 and died at Frösundavik near Stockholm on 13 June 1878. He was the son ...

on the basis of a large frons extending almost to the eyes and lacking any longitudinal furrows or keels. The hind tibia has a strong spine at the mid position and sometimes a smaller spine near the base. The related genus '' Phymatostetha'' has a narrower pronotum with the posterior margin straighter or with a sinuate margin before the scutellum. ''Cosmoscarta dorsimacula'' is sometimes considered a pest on glutinous rice yam (''

Dioscorea alata ''Dioscorea alata''also called ube (), ubi, purple yam, or greater yam, among many other namesis a species of yam (a tuber). The tubers are usually a vivid violet-purple to bright lavender (hence the common name), but some range from creamy ...

''). ''Cosmoscarta relata'' has been recorded in large numbers on jackfruit (''

Artocarpus heterophyllus The jackfruit or ''nangka'' (''Artocarpus heterophyllus'') is a species of tree in the fig, mulberry, and breadfruit family ( Moraceae). The jackfruit is the largest tree fruit, reaching as much as in weight, in length, and in diameter. ...

'').

Species

This genus includes: * '' Cosmoscarta abdominalis'' * '' Cosmoscarta aerata'' * '' Cosmoscarta affinis'' * '' Cosmoscarta amabilis'' * '' Cosmoscarta amymone'' * '' Cosmoscarta andamana'' * '' Cosmoscarta angulifera'' * '' Cosmoscarta apiana'' * '' Cosmoscarta arethusa'' * '' Cosmoscarta assamensis'' * '' Cosmoscarta balteata'' * ''

Cosmoscarta bicincta Cosmoscarta is a genus of froghoppers found in the Indomalayan region. Many of the species are boldly marked in black and red or yellow. A few species are of economic importance as they can cause injury to plants under cultivation. Description ...

'' * '' Cosmoscarta bicolor'' * '' Cosmoscarta bimacula'' * ''

Cosmoscarta bipunctata Cosmoscarta is a genus of Froghopper, froghoppers found in the Indomalayan region. Many of the species are boldly marked in black and red or yellow. A few species are of economic importance as they can cause injury to plants under cultivation. D ...

'' * '' Cosmoscarta bispecularis'' * '' Cosmoscarta boutharensis'' * ''

Cosmoscarta brevis Cosmoscarta is a genus of froghoppers found in the Indomalayan region. Many of the species are boldly marked in black and red or yellow. A few species are of economic importance as they can cause injury to plants under cultivation. Description ...

'' * '' Cosmoscarta brevistriga'' * '' Cosmoscarta bruneoscutellata'' * '' Cosmoscarta callirrhoe'' * '' Cosmoscarta callizona'' * '' Cosmoscarta carens'' * '' Cosmoscarta carpentieri'' * ''

Cosmoscarta castanea Cosmoscarta is a genus of froghoppers found in the Indomalayan region. Many of the species are boldly marked in black and red or yellow. A few species are of economic importance as they can cause injury to plants under cultivation. Description ...

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* {{taxonbar, from=Q10460559 Cercopidae Auchenorrhyncha genera Hemiptera of Asia Taxa named by Carl Stål