Neoproutista is a small genus of planthoppers from the family Derbidae, tribe Zoraidini, currently (2024) with 6 described species.

[3][4][5] In south-eastern Asia there are reports from Thailand, the southern Philippines, Malaysia, and parts of Indonesia (Kalimantan, Sumatra and Java).

Apparently, live specimens can be easily recognized by the way the insects usually carry their forewings when at rest.

[6] The general colouration of the body is typically brownish to black, sometimes with white or reddish marks.

[4][3][5] The hind wings are less than half as long as the forewings and are usually dark brown, often lighter near their base.

[5] These taxonomic records suggest that Neoproutista species are distributed along a narrow strip, ranging from northern India, over south-western parts of China to Taiwan.

[1] Images of live specimens seem to suggest that when at rest, Neoproutista species raise their wings above the body, like in many other genera of Zoraidini.

In frontal view the ridges on the sides of the face (frons) meet near the middle of the eyes.

The legs, the rostrum, the antennae and the margins of the facial ridges are typically straw-coloured to whitish.

[1] The following list summarizes the 6 species of Paraproutista: Neoproutista acutata Wu & Liang, 2003[5] Described from Yunnan Province, China.

Body light to reddish brown, abdomen darker, antennae and legs lighter.

Forewings dark brown to black with some scattered transparent areas; whitish spots along costal margin, veins reddish.

Abdomen blackish brown, the upper parts (tergites) with rows of yellow spots.