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Ten species of Cicadellidae belonging to the tribe Erythroneurini, nine new to science and one new combination, are described here. These are Sirosoma indica, sp. nov., Platytettix variegatus, sp. nov., P. sudra (Distant), Hardiana thiosimilis, sp. nov., Zygina fuscoviridis, sp. nov., Z. minor, sp. nov. Z. unipunctata, sp. nov., Z. acutivertex, sp. nov., Z. bipunctata, sp. nov., and Z. punctulata sp. nov. Out of these species P. sudra is a new combination transferred from Typhlocyba and is redescrided here since the original description was found incomplete. A key for the separation of the genera studied by the authors under this tribe is given.

Zanjoneura kenyana gen. et sp.n. is described from specimens collected on Caesalpinia spinosa in Kenya, and two species are transferred to Zanjoneura from Frutioidia. A key is given to the 18 genera of the Erythroneurini found in Africa.

Fourteen new species of the tribe Erythroneurini are described here under seven new genera. These are Spatulostylus variegatus, sp. nov., S. erythromaculatus, sp. nov., S. palniensis, sp. nov., Ratburella unipunctata, sp. nov., Indianella indraprasthana, sp. nov., I. tamaricis, sp. nov., I. delhiana, sp. nov., Cassianeura sexmaculata. sp. nov., Zyginopsis abundans, sp. nov., Z. erythropunctatus, sp. nov., Z. basipunctatus, sp. nov., Z. hindusthanicus, sp. nov., Kodaikanalia primulae, sp. nov. and Erythroneuropsis indicus, sp. nov.