Balclutha is a genus of leafhopper that feed on grasses. They have a cosmopolitan distribution with over 100 species. The species feed primarily on grasses and sedges and can shift into cereal crops causing some economic damage especially by transferring plant viruses. The genus is named after Balclutha in Scotland.
Species of the genus Balclutha are small (2-4 mm long) and have the head almost as wide as the pronotum. The anterior margin of the head is rounded when viewed from above. The species can only be distinguished on the basis of male genitalia.
Species The following species are recognised in the genus Balclutha:
Balclutha abdominalis Balclutha alata Balclutha alstoni Balclutha apicula Balclutha arhenana Balclutha aridula Balclutha asymmetrica Balclutha auranticulus Balclutha aurantiigera Balclutha bacchusi Balclutha batuensis Balclutha bidentifurcata Balclutha bifasciata Balclutha bilobata Balclutha bispinosa Balclutha boica Balclutha botelensis Balclutha brevis Balclutha brownstripa Balclutha bulbosa Balclutha calamagrostis Balclutha caldwelli Balclutha cheesmanae Balclutha chersonesia Balclutha chiasma Balclutha chloe Balclutha chloroptera Balclutha clockstripa Balclutha cochrani Balclutha composa Balclutha curvata Balclutha delicata Balclutha delongi Balclutha denticula Balclutha diluta Balclutha distenda Balclutha distincta Balclutha diversa Balclutha dufela Balclutha dunaca Balclutha eremica Balclutha flagellata Balclutha flavella Balclutha flavescens Balclutha flavidella Balclutha frontalis Balclutha fumigata Balclutha fuscifrons Balclutha fuscina Balclutha fuscomaculata Balclutha gangesiensis Balclutha grandis Balclutha impicta Balclutha incerta Balclutha incisa Balclutha incompta Balclutha jafara Balclutha knulli Balclutha krameri Balclutha kuroiwae Balclutha lineolata Balclutha lobata Balclutha longispina Balclutha lucida Balclutha manitou Balclutha mexicana Balclutha mitjajevi Balclutha neglecta Balclutha nevadensis Balclutha nicolasi Balclutha nigriventris Balclutha nigromaculata Balclutha noonadana Balclutha obunca Balclutha paralucida Balclutha parapunctata Balclutha pararubrostriata Balclutha pellucens Balclutha peregrina Balclutha petrusa Balclutha philippinensis Balclutha phoxocephala Balclutha plutonis Balclutha prasina Balclutha punctata Balclutha rhenana Balclutha rieki Balclutha robusta Balclutha rosaceus Balclutha rothi Balclutha rubricula Balclutha rubrinervis Balclutha rubrostriata Balclutha saltuella Balclutha sandersi Balclutha simplex Balclutha sinuata Balclutha spiniloba Balclutha sternalis Balclutha sujawalensis Balclutha thaiensis Balclutha thea Balclutha tiaowena Balclutha timberlakei Balclutha tricolor Balclutha tricornis Balclutha trilineata Balclutha tumida Balclutha uncinata Balclutha usitata Balclutha varicolor Balclutha vermiculata Balclutha viraktamathi Balclutha viridinervis Balclutha volcanicola Balclutha wilsoni Balclutha woldai Balclutha yanchepensis Balclutha youngi
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