Species info
Classification > Superfamily Membracoidea > Family Cicadellidae > Subfamily Typhlocybinae > Tribe Dikraneurini > Genus Dikrella > Subgenus Readionia
Dikrella (Readionia) yungaensis Hamity & Pereyra, 2025
D. yungaensis, male, dorsal view.
<i>D. yungaensis</i>, male, dorsal view.
D. yungaensis, male, dorsal view.
<i>D. urbana</i>, aedeago lateral view.
D. urbana, aedeago lateral view.
 
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Insects with no economic damage registered
  • Argentina
    • Jujuy
Other distribution
 
Observations
The three species of the genus Dikrella present in Argentina are very similar externally, and can only be differentiated through the male genitalia.
Host plants
"Tipa" Tipuana tipu (Fabaceae) y "Guarán" Tecoma stans (Bignoniaceae) (Pereyra et al. 2025).
References
  • PEREYRA, M., HAMITY, V.C., LUFT ALBARRACÍN, E.B., CATALANO, M.I. & PARADELL, S.L. 2025. Three new species of Dikrella Oman (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) associated to urban trees in Argentina. Zootaxa, 5683(1), 127-136.
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