Amrasca is a genus of true bugs belonging to the family Cicadellidae. The genus is placed in the subfamily Typhlocybinae. There are about 14 species in the genus in the Indomalayan and Australasian Realms. The genus is characterized by venation characteristics in the forewing. Several species are of economic importance as they feed on crops like cotton, okra, jute and
Species in the genus include: A. (Amrasca) apicoserrata —India, Sri Lanka A. (Amrasca) bella —Vietnam A. (Amrasca) bombaxia —China (Hainan), India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Bangladesh A. (Amrasca) complana —China (Sichuan, Yunnan, Hainan) A. (Amrasca) delhiensis —India A. (Amrasca) elongata —Pakistan A. (Amrasca) pringlei —Sri Lanka A. (Amrasca) sesuvii —Micronesia A. (Amrasca) splendens —China (Hainan), India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Bangladesh A. (Amrasca) terraereginae —Australia, Banglades A. (Quartasca) czerwcowa —China (Hainan, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guangdong), Vietnam A. (Sundapteryx) biguttula —China (Northeast China, Hebei, Shaanxi, Henan, Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Hainan, Taiwan), Japan, Oriental region, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Micronesia
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