Opsius stactogalus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
Family: | Cicadellidae |
Tribe: | Opsiini |
Genus: | Opsius |
Species: | O. stactogalus |
Binomial name | |
Opsius stactogalus Fieber, 1866 | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Opsius stactogalus, the tamarix leafhopper, is a species of leafhopper in the family Cicadellidae. It is found in Europe and Africa. [1] [2] [3]
The glassy-winged sharpshooter is a large leafhopper, similar to other species of sharpshooter.
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.
Curly top is a viral disease that affects many crops. This disease causes plants to become smaller in size, have shriveled petals and leaves, and are twisted and pulled out of shape. They are often caused by curtoviruses, members of the virus family Geminiviridae. This disease is important in western United States, such as California, Utah, Washington, and Idaho.
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Kunzeana kunzei is a species of leafhopper in the family Cicadellidae.
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Exitianus exitiosus, the gray lawn leafhopper, is a species of leafhopper in the family Cicadellidae.
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