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{{Short description|Genus of leafhoppers}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Cofana (cropped).jpg
| image_caption = ''Cofana'' sp., India
| taxon = Cofana
| authority = [[Leopold Melichar|Melichar]], 1926
| synonyms =
*''Yasumatsuus'' <small>Ishihara, 1971</small>
*''Cojana'' <small>Linnavuori, 1979</small>
| type_species = ''[[Cofana quinquenotata|Tettigonia quinquenotata]]''
| type_species_authority = (Stål, 1870)
}}
'''''Cofana''''' is a genus of leafhoppers belonging to the family [[Cicadellidae]]. ''Cofana'' species can be often found in grass habitats and in rice fields. Some species have been recorded on ''[[Dinochloa scandens]]'' ([[Poaceae]]). The genus ''Cofana'' is distinguished by their male genital morphology, with an aedeagus lacking paraphyses and basal processes. The hindwing lacks vein R2+3. Species in the genus are found in Africa, Asia, and Australia.<ref name=":0">{{cite journal|author1=Meshram, N.M.|author2=Ramamurthy, V.V.|year=2014|title=A new species of Cofana associated with grasses from India (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae)|url=https://www.biotaxa.org/AEMNP/article/download/5375/7865|journal=Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae|volume=54|issue=1|pages=57–64}}</ref>
== Species ==
Some species of this genus are:<ref name=":0" />
*''[[Cofana albida]]'' <small> Walker, 1851</small>
*''[[Cofana eburnea]]'' <small> Walker, 1857</small>
*''[[Cofana fuscivenis]]'' <small> Bergroth, 1894</small>
*''[[Cofana gelbata]]'' <small> Young, 1986</small>
*''[[Cofana grisea]]'' <small> Evans, 1955</small>
*''[[Cofana hoogstraali]]'' <small> Young, 1979</small>
*''[[Cofana jedarfa]]'' <small> Young, 1979</small>
*''[[Cofana karachiensis]]'' <small> Ara & Ahmed, 1988</small>
*''[[Cofana karjatensis]]'' <small> Ramakrishnan, 1985</small>
*''[[Cofana lata]]'' <small> Young, 1979</small>
*''[[Cofana lineatus]]'' <small> Distant, 1908</small>
*''[[Cofana maai]]'' <small> Young, 1979</small>
*''[[Cofana medleri]]'' <small> Young, 1979</small>
*''[[Cofana nigrilinea]]'' <small> Stål, 1870</small>
*''[[Cofana perkinsi]]'' <small> Kirkaldy, 1906</small>
*''[[Cofana polaris]]'' <small> Young, 1979</small>
*''[[Cofana separata]]'' <small> Young, 1979</small>
*''[[Cofana sotoi]]'' <small> Young, 1979</small>
*''[[Cofana spectra]]'' <small> Distant, 1908</small>
*''[[Cofana subvirescens]]'' <small> Stål, 1870</small>
*''Cofana trilobata'' <small>Meshram & Ramamurthy, 2014</small>
*''[[Cofana unimaculata]]'' <small> Signoret, 1854</small>
*''[[Cofana yasumatsui]]'' <small> Young, 1979</small>
*''[[Cofana yukawai]]'' <small> Kamitani, 2004</small>
== References ==
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[[Category:Cicadellidae genera]]
[[Category:Cicadellini]]
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