Euscelis incisa
Appearance
Euscelis incisa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
Family: | Cicadellidae |
Subfamily: | Deltocephalinae |
Tribe: | Athysanini |
Genus: | Euscelis |
Species: | E. incisa
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Binomial name | |
Euscelis incisa (Kirschbaum, 1858)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Euscelis incisa is a leafhopper species in the family Cicadellidae.[1][2] It is found in Europe,[1][2] North Africa, and Asia.[1] It is formerly known as Euscelis plebejus,[3] among other names.[1]
Biology
[edit]Euscelis incisa can be used as a vector of the bacterium Spiroplasma citri, a mollicute bacterium that is the causative agent of the Citrus stubborn disease, to experimentally infect white clover (Trifolium repens).[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e A. Sanborn; Dmitry A. Dmitriev. "Euscelis incisa (Kirschbaum, 1858)". Cicadoidea database/3I Interactive Keys and Taxonomic Databases. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Euscelis incisus (Kirschbaum, 1858)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Euscelis incisus". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ Markham, P. G.; Townsend, R.; Bar-Joseph, M.; Daniels, M. J.; Plaskitt, Audrey; Meddins, Brenda M. (1974). "Spiroplasmas are the causal agents of citrus little-leaf disease". Annals of Applied Biology. 78 (1): 49–57. doi:10.1111/j.1744-7348.1974.tb01484.x. PMID 19280788.