''Japananus'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
leafhopper
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s of the subfamily
Deltocephalinae
Deltocephalinae is a subfamily of leafhoppers. Deltocephalinae is the largest subfamily in the family Cicadellidae and is divided into 40 tribes, comprising over 925 genera
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below fam ...
. Six species are currently placed in the genus,
all native to
Asia
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and typically feeding on ''
Acer'' species. One species, ''
J. hyalinus'', has spread throughout the
northern hemisphere
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and
Australia
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with the trade in cultivated maples.
Species
* ''
Japananus hyalinus''
(Osborn, 1900) - cosmopolitan by introduction
* ''
Japananus aceri''
(Matsumura, 1914) - Japan, Korea, China.
* ''
Japananus nepalicus''
Viraktamath & Anantha Murthy, 1999 - Nepal
* ''
Japananus bicurvatus''
Xing, Dai et Li, 2008 - China
* ''
Japananus meilingensis''
Xing, Dai et Li, 2010 - China
* ''
Japananus lamellosus''
Xing, Dai et Li, 2010 - China
References
Opsiini
Cicadellidae genera
Hemiptera of Asia
Taxa named by Elmer Darwin Ball
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