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Cicadellini
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Dilobopterus
Dilobopterus costalimai Young 1977
Dilobopterus costalimai Young, dorsal view. Specimen on Citrus sinensis (L.) Osb. (Photograph: Defea B.)
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Harmful insects, vectors of phytopathogens; without official control
- Argentina
- Corrientes
- Jujuy
- Misiones
Other distribution
South America: Brazil, Paraguay (Young 1977).
Phytosanitary importance: known vector of Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca to plants of Citrus sinensis (L.) Osb. and Coffea arabica L. [experimental transmission] in Brazil (Coletta-Filho et al. 2020, Marucci et al. 2008, Roberto et al. 1996, ).
Citrus sinensis (Rutaceae) (Remes Lenicov et al. 1999), Coffea arabica L. (Rubiaceae) (Marucci et al. 2001), Vernonia condensata (Asteraceae) (Milanez et al. 2001), Aloysia virgata (Verbenaceae) (Marucci et al. 2003), Hibiscus rosa–sinensis (Malvaceae) (Lopes 2008).
- YOUNG, D. A. 1977. Taxonomic study of the Cicadellinae (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Part 2. New World Cicadellini and the genus Cicadella. Technical Bulletin of the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station, 239, 1-1135.:136.
- ROBERTO SR, COUTINHO A, LIMA JEO, MIRANDA VS, CARLOS EF. 1996. Transmission of Xylella fastidiosa by the sharpshooters Dilobopterus costalimai, Acrogonia terminalis and Oncometopia facialis in citrus. Fitopatologia Brasileira, 21 (4), 517-518.
- REMES LENICOV ET AL. 1999. Cicadelinos asociados a citrus afectados por la Clorosis Variegada (CVC) en la República Argentina (Insecta: Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina, 58 (3-4), 211-225.
- MARUCCI ET AL. . 2001. Sharpshooter transmission of a coffee strain of Xylella fastidiosa to coffee seedlings. Fitopatologia Brasileira, 26, 277.
- MILANEZ ET AL. 2001. Alternation of host plants as a survival mechanism of leafhoppers Dilobopterus costalimai and Oncometopia facialis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), vectors of the citrus variegated chlorosis (CVC). Scientia Agricola, 58 (4), 699-702.
- MARUCCI ET AL. 2003. Identification of a non-host plant of Xylella fastidiosa to rear healthy sharpshooter vectors. Scientia Agricola, 60, 669-675.
- DEFEA B. 2018. Biodiversidad de Cicadellini en las regiones norte y centro de la Argentina (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). Tesis doctoral. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. 308 pp.
