Species info
Classification > Superfamily Membracoidea > Family Cicadellidae > Subfamily Cicadellinae > Tribe Cicadellini > Genus Draeculacephala
Draeculacephala tucumanensis Dietrich 1994
Draeculacepahala tucumanensis Dietrich. Habitus, dorsal view: specimen deposited in MLP collection, Argentina (Photograph: Defea B.)
<i>Draeculacepahala tucumanensis</i> Dietrich. Habitus, dorsal view: specimen deposited in MLP collection, Argentina (Photograph: Defea B.)
Draeculacepahala tucumanensis Dietrich. Habitus, dorsal view: specimen deposited in MLP collection, Argentina (Photograph: Defea B.)
 
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Insects with no economic damage registered
  • Argentina
    • Buenos Aires
    • Jujuy
    • La Rioja
    • Salta
    • Tucumán
Other distribution
 
Observations
Phytosanitary importance: unknown
Host plants
Oriza sativa L. (Poaceae) (Remes Lenicov & Tesón 1985). Present in spontaneos vegetation in orchards of Citrus sinensis (L.) Osb. of Northwestern Argentina.
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References
  • REMES LENICOV A.M.M. & TESÓN A. 1985. Cicadélidos que habitan los cultivos de arroz (Homoptera- Cicadellidae). Revista de Investigaciones Agropecuarias INTA 20 (1), 131-141.
  • DIETRICH. 1994. Automated identification of Leafhoppers (Homoptera: Cicadellidae: Draeculacephala Ball). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 87 (4), 412-423.
  • 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.
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