Cosmoscarta

Cosmoscarta is a genus of froghoppers found in the Indo-Malayan region. Many of the species are boldly marked in black and red or yellow. A few species are of economic importance as they can cause injury to plants under cultivation.

The genus was erected by Stål on the basis of a large frons extending almost to the eyes and lacking any longitudinal furrows or keels. The hind tibia has a strong spine at the mid position and sometimes a smaller spine near the base. The related genus Phymatostetha has a narrower pronotum with the posterior margin straighter or with a sinuate margin before the scutellum.

Cosmoscarta dorsimacula is sometimes considered a pest on glutinous rice yam (Dioscorea alata). Cosmoscarta relata has been recorded in large numbers on jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus).

Species in the genus include:


 * Cosmoscarta abdominalis (Donovan, 1798)
 * Cosmoscarta aerata Jacobi, 1905
 * Cosmoscarta affinis (Atkinson, 1889)
 * Cosmoscarta amabilis (Stål, 1865)
 * Cosmoscarta amymone Breddin, 1900
 * Cosmoscarta andamana Distant, 1878
 * Cosmoscarta angulifera (Walker, 1870)
 * Cosmoscarta apiana Lallemand, 1935
 * Cosmoscarta arethusa Breddin, 1900
 * Cosmoscarta assamensis Distant, 1914
 * Cosmoscarta balteata Distant, 1914
 * Cosmoscarta bicincta Lallemand, 1931
 * Cosmoscarta bicolor Lallemand, 1922
 * Cosmoscarta bimacula (Walker, 1851)
 * Cosmoscarta bipunctata Schmidt, 1911
 * Cosmoscarta bispecularis (White, 1844)
 * Cosmoscarta boutharensis Lallemand, 1922
 * Cosmoscarta brevis Schmidt, 1910
 * Cosmoscarta brevistriga (Walker, 1870)
 * Cosmoscarta bruneoscutellata Lallemand, 1927
 * Cosmoscarta callirrhoe Breddin, 1901
 * Cosmoscarta callizona Butler, 1874
 * Cosmoscarta carens Noualhier, 1896
 * Cosmoscarta carpentieri Lallemand, 1928
 * Cosmoscarta castanea Distant, 1900
 * Cosmoscarta celebesensis Lallemand, 1922
 * Cosmoscarta chrysomelaena Butler, 1874
 * Cosmoscarta concisa (Walker, 1870)
 * Cosmoscarta confinis Schmidt, 1910
 * Cosmoscarta consociata Distant, 1900
 * Cosmoscarta contigua Lallemand, 1927
 * Cosmoscarta convexa (Walker, 1870)
 * Cosmoscarta coronis Jacobi, 1905
 * Cosmoscarta decisa (Walker, 1858)
 * Cosmoscarta dimidiata (Dallas, 1850)
 * Cosmoscarta diminuta Lallemand, 1930
 * Cosmoscarta dimota Schmidt, 1910
 * Cosmoscarta discessa Schmidt, 1910
 * Cosmoscarta discrepans (Walker, 1857)
 * Cosmoscarta dorsalis (Walker, 1851)
 * Cosmoscarta dorsimacula (Walker, 1851)
 * Cosmoscarta dryope Breddin, 1900
 * Cosmoscarta ducens (Walker, 1851)
 * Cosmoscarta egens (Walker, 1858)
 * Cosmoscarta egentior Lallemand, 1927
 * Cosmoscarta egeria Schmidt, 1911
 * Cosmoscarta elegantula Butler, 1874
 * Cosmoscarta exultans (Walker, 1858)
 * Cosmoscarta fictilis Butler, 1874
 * Cosmoscarta flora Distant, 1908
 * Cosmoscarta florella Metcalf, 1961
 * Cosmoscarta forcipata Lallemand, 1939
 * Cosmoscarta fumosa Distant, 1914
 * Cosmoscarta fuscoapicalis Kato, 1928
 * Cosmoscarta gracilis Schmidt, 1910
 * Cosmoscarta gravelyi Distant, 1916
 * Cosmoscarta greeni Atkinson, 1889
 * Cosmoscarta hainanensis Jacobi, 1921
 * Cosmoscarta hecuba Breddin, 1903
 * Cosmoscarta heroina Distant, 1908
 * Cosmoscarta herossa Jacobi, 1921
 * Cosmoscarta himalayana Distant, 1914
 * Cosmoscarta hyale Breddin, 1901
 * Cosmoscarta hyalinipennis Distant, 1908
 * Cosmoscarta ignifera Distant, 1900
 * Cosmoscarta imrayi Distant, 1914
 * Cosmoscarta inconspicua (Butler, 1874)
 * Cosmoscarta indecisa Jacobi, 1921
 * Cosmoscarta innominata Schmidt, 1910
 * Cosmoscarta innota Schmidt, 1910
 * Cosmoscarta insularis Lallemand, 1922
 * Cosmoscarta irresoluta (Walker, 1858)
 * Cosmoscarta lacerata (Walker, 1870)
 * Cosmoscarta lateralis Jacobi, 1927
 * Cosmoscarta laticincta (Walker, 1870)
 * Cosmoscarta lestachei Lallemand, 1922
 * Cosmoscarta leucothoe Breddin, 1903
 * Cosmoscarta liriope Breddin, 1901
 * Cosmoscarta luangana Lallemand, 1927
 * Cosmoscarta lunata Distant, 1914
 * Cosmoscarta macgillivrayi Distant, 1900
 * Cosmoscarta maculifascia (Walker, 1870)
 * Cosmoscarta mandarina Distant, 1900
 * Cosmoscarta mandaru Distant, 1900
 * Cosmoscarta margheritae Distant, 1908
 * Cosmoscarta maura Distant, 1900
 * Cosmoscarta metallica Distant, 1900
 * Cosmoscarta miniata Haupt, 1918
 * Cosmoscarta minor Atkinson, 1889
 * Cosmoscarta mnemosyne Breddin, 1903
 * Cosmoscarta montana Distant, 1900
 * Cosmoscarta nagasana Distant, 1900
 * Cosmoscarta naiteara Distant, 1900
 * Cosmoscarta nexa (Walker, 1870)
 * Cosmoscarta nigriceps Schmidt, 1911
 * Cosmoscarta nigriventris Schmidt, 1910
 * Cosmoscarta nigroguttata Stål, 1870
 * Cosmoscarta nitidula Schmidt, 1911
 * Cosmoscarta nycteis Jacobi, 1905
 * Cosmoscarta nympha Distant, 1914
 * Cosmoscarta ochraceicollis Schmidt, 1910
 * Cosmoscarta orchymonti Lallemand, 1931
 * Cosmoscarta orithyia Breddin, 1901
 * Cosmoscarta pallida (Walker, 1851)
 * Cosmoscarta palopona Lallemand, 1931
 * Cosmoscarta peguensis Schmidt, 1910
 * Cosmoscarta pellucida Butler, 1874
 * Cosmoscarta perstrigata Butler, 1874
 * Cosmoscarta pictilis (Stål, 1854)
 * Cosmoscarta pirene Breddin, 1900
 * Cosmoscarta prompta Schmidt, 1910
 * Cosmoscarta pronotalis Distant, 1908
 * Cosmoscarta psecas Breddin, 1901
 * Cosmoscarta pulchella Butler, 1874
 * Cosmoscarta putamara Distant, 1900
 * Cosmoscarta raja Distant, 1900
 * Cosmoscarta relata Distant, 1900
 * Cosmoscarta rhanis Breddin, 1901
 * Cosmoscarta rubromaculata Metcalf & Horton, 1934
 * Cosmoscarta rubroscutellata Matsumura, 1907
 * Cosmoscarta samudra Distant, 1908
 * Cosmoscarta sanguinolenta Distant, 1900
 * Cosmoscarta semimaculata Stål, 1870
 * Cosmoscarta septempunctata (Walker, 1851)
 * Cosmoscarta sequens (Walker, 1870)
 * Cosmoscarta sexmaculata Stål, 1870
 * Cosmoscarta shillongana Distant, 1908
 * Cosmoscarta silpha Breddin, 1903
 * Cosmoscarta siniphila Matsumura, 1942
 * Cosmoscarta sulukensis Distant, 1900
 * Cosmoscarta sumbawana Lallemand, 1922
 * Cosmoscarta sundana Metcalf, 1955
 * Cosmoscarta sylvestris Lallemand, 1931
 * Cosmoscarta taprobanensis Atkinson, 1889
 * Cosmoscarta thalia (Stål, 1861)
 * Cosmoscarta thoracica Distant, 1900
 * Cosmoscarta timorensis Butler, 1874
 * Cosmoscarta tolina Lallemand, 1939
 * Cosmoscarta trichodias Jacobi, 1902
 * Cosmoscarta trifasciata Schmidt, 1910
 * Cosmoscarta trigona (Walker, 1851)
 * Cosmoscarta trimacula (Walker, 1851)
 * Cosmoscarta turaja Distant, 1900
 * Cosmoscarta vernalis Lallemand, 1928
 * Cosmoscarta wallacei Butler, 1874
 * Cosmoscarta whiteheadi Distant, 1900
 * Cosmoscarta zonaria Distant, 1908
 * Cosmoscarta zonata Butler, 1874