Classification > Superfamily
Membracoidea
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Cicadellidae
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Typhlocybinae
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Erythroneurini
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Zygina
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Zygina
Zygina (Zygina) nivea (Mulsant & Rey, 1855)
Changes in the coloration of Neozygina nivea over the days after emergence. Image taken from Catalano et al. 2011. First record of the genus Zygina from a Neotropical region on Populus spp.: Taxonomic and biological characteristics.
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Insects with no economic damage registered
- Argentina
- Buenos Aires
Other distribution
Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Yugoslavia (Dworakowska 1970), Iran (Dlabola 1981), Turkey (Lodos & Kalkandelen 1984), Tunisia, (Linnavuri 1965), Slovenia (Seljak 2004) Moldova, Russia South, Slovakia and Ukraine (Fauna Europaea).
- Typhlocyba punctulatum Mulsant & Rey, 1855
- Zygina punctulum cruoris Rey, 1891
- Erythroneura nivea dorsuaria Ribaut, 1936
- Erythroneura nivea mycthemera Ribaut, 1936
Catalano et al. (2011) observed a change in coloration in the adult stage: upon emergence, the body and forewings are whitish, then the coloration changes to greenish-yellow between 1 and 3 days of age. From the fourth day of age, red spots begin to appear on the corona and scutellum, and the thoracic sternites and urotergites change from white to dark brown. After 5 days from adult emergence, the specimens reach their final coloration.
Populus alba, P. nigra, Salix alba, S. eleagnos, S. incana (Dworakowska 1970; Linnavuori1965; Seljak 2004), Vitex agnus (Ribaut 1936; Linnavuori 1962; Emelyanov 1964; Dworakowska 1970); Vitis vinifera (Lodos & Kalkandelen 1984; Altinçağ & Akten 1993); Lactuca sativa, Brassica oleracea (Nebreda 2005). In Argentina, it is found on Populus alba and P. nigra (Catalano et al. 2011)
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- CATALANO M.I., BRENTASSI M.E., PARADELL S. L. & REMES DE LENICOV A.M.M. 2011. First record of the genus Zygina from a Neotropical region on Populus spp.: Taxonomic and biological characteristics. Journal of Insect Science, 11 (88), 1-8.
