Classification > Superfamily
Membracoidea
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Cicadellidae
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Deltocephalinae
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Deltocephalini
> Genus
Graminella
Graminella stelliger puncticeps Linnavuori, 1959
Lateral view. ©American Museum of Natural History. Photo taken from World Auchenorrhyncha Database ©2019.
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Insects with no economic damage registered
- Argentina
- Buenos Aires
- Chaco
- Formosa
- Santa Fe
- Tucumán
Other distribution
United States, Costa Rica, Cuba (Remes Lenicov et al. 2006)
- Astacotettix puncticeps Linnavuori, 1956
Other species of this genus in the United States have been recorded as vectors of pathogens to corn, causing the following diseases: CSS and Maize Chlorotic Dwarf.
Zea mays L.
Sorghum vulgaris Pers.
Oryza sativa L.
Sorghum vulgaris Pers.
Oryza sativa L.
- KRAMER J.P. 1967 (a) . A taxonomic study of Graminella nigrifrons, a vector of com stunt disease, and its congeners in the United States (Homoptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 60, 604-616.
- PARADELL S., VIRLA E. & TOLEADO A. 2001. Leafhoppers species richness and abundance on corn crops in Argentina (Insecta-Hemiptera-Cicadellidae). Boletín de Sanidad Vegetal de Plagas, Madrid, España. 27 (4), 465-475.
- REMES LENICOV A.M.M.,PARADELL S. & CATALANO M.I. 2006. Hemípteros auquenorrincos perjudiciales al cultivo de sorgo en la Argentina (Insecta-Hemiptera). Revista de Investigaciones Agropecuarias INTA, 35 (2), 3-20
- REMES LENICOV A.M.M. & PARADELL, S. 2012. Enfermedades del maíz producidas por virus y Mollicutes en Argentina. Morfología y Biología de especies vectoras de virus y mollicutes al maíz en Argentina (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadomorpha, Fulgoromoprha) Cap. X. (Eds: M.P Gimenez Pecci, I. G. Laguna & S. Lenardón) Ediciones INTA, Bs. As., 1º edición, 200 pp
