Ladoffa is a genus of leafhoppers, found from Mexico to Argentina. Their dorsal surface is typically colored red and black.[1]

Ladoffa
Ladoffa cavillator
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadellidae
Tribe: Cicadellini
Genus: Ladoffa
Young, 1977
Type species
Tettigonia ignota
(Walker, 1851)

Species

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As of 2025, 42 species are recognized:[2]

References

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  1. Young, David A. (1977). Taxonomic study of the Cicadellinae (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Part 2. New World Cicadellini and the Genus Cicadella. Technical Bulletin, number 239. Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station.
  2. "Ladoffa Young, 1977". World Auchenorrhyncha Database. Retrieved 5 March 2025.