author(s)
Girish BR, Sharanabasappa, Kalleswara Swamy CM and Nagarajappa Adivappar

abstract
Study was conducted to know the species composition of mango leafhoppers in different Agro climatic zones of South Karnataka during 2016-17. In each zone, leafhoppers were collected separately from irrespective of mango varieties by using a sweep net and aspirator and identified species wise using taxonomic keys. Results showed that a total of five species of mango leafhoppers were recorded viz., Idioscopus nitidulus, Idioscopus nagpurensis, Amrasca splendens, Amritodus atkinsoni and Idioscopus clypealis. Among these five species, three species of mango leafhoppers viz., I. nitidulus, I. nagpurensis and A. atkinsoni were dominant and noticed in all the surveyed places of zone 4, 7, 9 and 10.