K. SIVA HARI BRAHMA AND M.S.V. CHALAM*

Co-ordinator, DAATTC, Eluru, West Godavari Dist.

ABSTRACT

Fourteen planthopper species viz., Nilaparvata lugens (Stal); Sogatella furcifera (Horvath); S. kolophon (Kirkaldy); S. vibix (Haupt); Cemus sp; Coronacella sinhalana (Kirkaldy); Euidella sp.; Harmalia anacharsis (Fennah); Sardia rostrata (Melichar); Terthron albovittatum (Matsumura); Tagosodes pusanus (Distant); Oliarus sp.; Nisia nervosa (Motschulsky); and Toya propinqua (Fieber) were collected, identified and described. An illustrated key along with key taxonomic characters were provided for easy identification of the planthoppers associated with rice crop eco-systems from coastal Andhra Pradesh

KEYWORDS:

Hemiptera, Delphacidae, planthoppers, rice crop eco-system