Nilaparvata
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| Nilaparvata | |
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| Nilaparvata lugens | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Infraorder: | Fulgoromorpha |
| Superfamily: | Delphacoidea |
| Family: | Delphacidae |
| Subfamily: | Delphacinae |
| Tribe: | Delphacini |
| Genus: | Nilaparvata Distant, 1906 |
| Synonyms | |
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Kalpa Distant, 1906 | |
Nilaparvata[1] is a genus of planthoppers in the subfamily Delphacinae and tribe Delphacini Leach, 1815.
Species are widely distributed in the Americas, Africa, tropical Asia and Australia.[2] The type species, Nilaparvata lugens, also known as the 'brown planthopper', is a major pest of rice crops.
