''Cicadulina mbila'', the maize leafhopper, is a

leafhopper A leafhopper is the common name for any species from the family Cicadellidae. These minute insects, colloquially known as hoppers, are plant feeders that suck plant sap from grass, shrubs, or trees. Their hind legs are modified for jumping, and ...

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 ''Maize streak virus'' (MSV) is a virus primarily known for causing maize streak disease (MSD) in its major host, and which also infects over 80 wild and domesticated grasses. It is an insect-transmitted maize pathogen in the genus ''Mastrevirus ...

.Large accumulations of maize streak virus in the filter chamber and midgut cells of the leafhopper vector Cicadulina mbila. El-Desouky Ammar, Daniel Gargani, Jean M. Lett and Michel Peterschmitt, Archives of Virology, February 2009, Volume 154, Issue 2, pages 255-262,

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Fact sheet at eafrinet/maize_pests
Macrostelini Insects described in 1924 Insect vectors of plant pathogens Insects of the Middle East Insects of India Insect pests of millets {{Deltocephalinae-stub