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Issue: Vol. 5432 No. 1: 27 Mar. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-03-27
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5432.1.1
Page range: 1-18
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Three leafhoppers newly recorded from the European mainland (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae), with notes on their habitats

Instituto Andaluz de Investigación y Formación Agraria; Pesquera; Alimentaria y de la Producción Ecológica; Centro Las Torres. Crta. Sevilla-Cazalla de la Sierra; Km 12;2. 41200 Alcalá del Río; Sevilla; Spain
Instituto Andaluz de Investigación y Formación Agraria; Pesquera; Alimentaria y de la Producción Ecológica; Centro Las Torres. Crta. Sevilla-Cazalla de la Sierra; Km 12;2. 41200 Alcalá del Río; Sevilla; Spain
Instituto Andaluz de Investigación y Formación Agraria; Pesquera; Alimentaria y de la Producción Ecológica; Centro Las Torres. Crta. Sevilla-Cazalla de la Sierra; Km 12;2. 41200 Alcalá del Río; Sevilla; Spain
ISOPlexis Centre Sustainable Agriculture and Food Technology; University of Madeira; Campus da Penteada; 9020-105 Funchal; Portugal; Universidade da Madeira; 9000-390 Funchal; Madeira; Portugal
Universidade da Madeira; 9000-390 Funchal; Madeira; Portugal; CIBIO; Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos; Universidade do Porto; Portugal
Hemiptera Macrostelini deltocephalini Southern Spain vectors distribution

Abstract

The leafhopper fauna of the Iberian Peninsula is the least studied in Europe. Recent surveys in agroecosystem areas of southern Spain, specifically in Andalusia, aimed to identify potential Auchenorrhyncha vectors of the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa. During these surveys, three previously unrecorded species of Cicadellidae belonging to the subfamily Deltocephalinae have been discovered. These newly recorded species are Balclutha incisa (Matsumura), Cicadulina (Cicadulina) bipunctata (Melichar), and Maiestas angustisecta (Linnavuori). Generally, these species were previously only known from American, African and eastern Palaearctic regions. This work is the first to record these species on the European mainland. Detailed descriptions of adult specimens have been provided, along with information on their current distribution and host plants. The potential role of these leafhoppers as potential vectors of plant pathogens is discussed, highlighting their importance in agroecosystems.

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