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Sweta
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Sweta

Viraktamath & Dietrich, 2011
Species:
  • S. hallucinata
  • S. bambusana

Sweta is a genus of leafhopper in the subfamily Typhlocybinae, with two. The genus name is derived from the Sanskrit word for white, the type species S. hallucinata being predominantly whitish.[1] A second species Sweta bambusana was described from China in 2012.[2]

References

  1. ^ Viraktamath, C.A.; Dietrich, C.H. (2011). "A remarkable new genus of Dikraneurini (Hemiptera: Cicadomorpha: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae) from Southeast Asia" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2931: 1–7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2011. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Yang, Lin; Xiang-Sheng Chen; Zi-Zhong Li (2012). "First record of the leafhopper genus Sweta Viraktamath & Dietrich (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Typhlocybinae) from China, with description of one new species feeding on bamboo". ZooKeys. 187: 35–43. doi:10.3897/zookeys.187.2805.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)