| Jikradia olitoria | |
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| Jikradia olitoria | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Family: | Cicadellidae |
| Subfamily: | Coelidiinae |
| Tribe: | Teruliini |
| Genus: | Jikradia |
| Species: | J. olitoria |
| Binomial name | |
| Jikradia olitoria Say, 1830 | |
Jikradia olitoria is a species of leafhopper in the family Cicadellidae found mainly in eastern North America. [1] [2] [3] The insect acts as a vector for the North American grapevine yellows. [4]
The glassy-winged sharpshooter is a large leafhopper insect from the family Cicadellidae, similar to other species of sharpshooter.
A leafhopper is the common name for any species from the family Cicadellidae. These minute insects, colloquially known as hoppers, are plant feeders that suck plant sap from grass, shrubs, or trees. Their hind legs are modified for jumping, and are covered with hairs that facilitate the spreading of a secretion over their bodies that acts as a water repellent and carrier of pheromones. They undergo a partial metamorphosis, and have various host associations, varying from very generalized to very specific. Some species have a cosmopolitan distribution, or occur throughout the temperate and tropical regions. Some are pests or vectors of plant viruses and phytoplasmas. The family is distributed all over the world, and constitutes the second-largest hemipteran family, with at least 20,000 described species.
The Auchenorrhyncha suborder of the Hemiptera contains most of the familiar members of what was called the "Homoptera" – groups such as cicadas, leafhoppers, treehoppers, planthoppers, and spittlebugs. The aphids and scale insects are the other well-known "Homoptera", and they are in the suborder Sternorrhyncha.
Brochosomes are intricately structured microscopic granules secreted by leafhoppers and typically found on their body surface and, more rarely, eggs. Brochosomes were first described in 1952 with the aid of an electron microscope. Brochosomes are hydrophobic and help keep the insect cuticle clean. These particles have also been found in samples of air and can easily contaminate foreign objects, which explains erroneous reports of brochosomes on other insects.
The common brown leafhopper, Orosius orientalis (Matsumura) is one of the most common species of Australian leafhoppers with a very wide host range. It is an important vector of several viruses and phytoplasmas worldwide. In Australia, phytoplasmas vectored by O. orientalis cause a range of economically important diseases including legume little leaf, tomato big bud, lucerne witches broom, potato purple top wilt, Australian lucerne and the insect is a possible vector of Australian grapevine yellows. O. orientalis also transmits Tobacco yellow dwarf virus to beans, causing bean summer death disease and to tobacco, causing tobacco yellow dwarf disease.
Scaphoideus titanus, or the American grapevine leafhopper, is an insect of the leafhopper family (Cicadellidae) which feeds on various plants of the family Vitaceae. Native to North America, it was introduced by accident to Europe where it has become a pest by acting as a vector of the grapevine phytoplasma disease flavescence dorée.
Japananus hyalinus, the Japanese maple leafhopper, is a species of leafhopper of the subfamily Deltocephalinae and tribe Opsiini. Believed to be native to eastern Asia, it has been carried with the trade in cultivated maples and is now widely found in Europe, North America and Australia.
Empoasca fabae belongs to family Cicadellidae and genus Empoasca within order Hemiptera. They are more commonly referred to as the potato leafhopper. In North America they are a serious agricultural pest. Every year millions of dollars are lost from reduced crop yields and on pest management. Crops that are impacted the most are potatoes, clover, beans, apples and alfalfa.
Agallia is a genus of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae. There are about 8 described species in Agallia. During courtship displays and mating, both males and females of the species A. constricta alternate in making ticking sounds.
Protalebrella is a genus of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae. There are about 11 described species in Protalebrella.
Eratoneura is a genus of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae. There are at least 190 described species in Eratoneura.
Erythroneura vitis, the grapevine leafhopper, is a species of leafhopper in the family Cicadellidae.
Fieberiella florii, known generally as privet leafhopper, is a species of leafhopper in the family Cicadellidae. Other common names include the Flor's leafhopper and cherry leafhopper. It is native to Europe and has been established in the United States and Canada.
Sibovia occatoria, the Yellow-striped Leafhopper, is a species of sharpshooter native to North and Central America, from the United States to El Salvador in the family Cicadellidae.
Xestocephalus lunatus is a species of leafhopper in the family Cicadellidae.
Xestocephalus is a genus of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae. There are at least 120 described species in Xestocephalus.
Xyphon flaviceps, the yellow-headed leafhopper, is a species of sharpshooter in the family Cicadellidae.
Xyphon is a genus of sharpshooters in the family Cicadellidae. There are about seven described species in Xyphon.
Jikradia is a genus of leafhoppers in the family Cicadellidae. There are about 14 described species in Jikradia.
Anoscopus albifrons is a species of insect in the family Cicadellidae. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, in the 10th Edition of his Systema Naturae. It is found throughout Europe, the Azores, and parts of the United States and Canada. It inhabits grassy areas and forbs.
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