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Cicadulina mbila
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Suborder:
Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder:
Cicadomorpha
Superfamily:
Membracoidea
Family:
Subfamily:
Deltocephalinae
Tribe:
Macrostelini
Genus:
Cicadulina
Species:
C. mbila
Binomial name
Cicadulina mbila
Naudé, 1924
Synonyms

Balclutha mbila Naudé

Cicadulina mbila, the maize leafhopper, is a leafhopper 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.

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