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Membracoidea
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Cicadellidae
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Ledrinae
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Xerophloeini
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Xerophloea
Xerophloea viridis (Fabricius, 1794)
Xerophloea viridis, male, dorsal view. Photo taken by Rob Van Epps (https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/bugs/view_1.php?id=14365)
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Insects with no economic damage registered
- Argentina
- Buenos Aires
- Catamarca
- Córdoba
- Entre Ríos
- La Rioja
- Mendoza
- Misiones
- Neuquén
- Río Negro
- Salta
- San Juan
- Santa Fe
- Tucumán
Other distribution
United States, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela, Brazil, Bolivia (Paradell, 1995).
Bennett & Munck (1946) conducted trials of Yellow Wilt transmission in sugar cane in Argentina with X. viridis, but this species was not identified as a vector (Nielson, 1962). Furthermore, although this species feeds and reproduces on various cultivated plants, it is not considered a pest (Luft Albarracín & Aquino, 2014).
Natural enemies: Anagrus breviphragm Soyka (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) (Luft Albarracin et al., 2009) and Polynema haitianum Dozier (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) (Luft Albarracín & Aquino, 2014), egg parasitoids; Anteon tucumanense Olmi & Virla (Hymenoptera: Dryinidae) (Olmi & Virla, 2008), parasitoid of nymphs and adults.
As can be seen in the images, this species exhibits sexual dimorphism: the male has a brown dorsal line on the crown, while the female is entirely green, without any line.
Natural enemies: Anagrus breviphragm Soyka (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) (Luft Albarracin et al., 2009) and Polynema haitianum Dozier (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) (Luft Albarracín & Aquino, 2014), egg parasitoids; Anteon tucumanense Olmi & Virla (Hymenoptera: Dryinidae) (Olmi & Virla, 2008), parasitoid of nymphs and adults.
As can be seen in the images, this species exhibits sexual dimorphism: the male has a brown dorsal line on the crown, while the female is entirely green, without any line.
Maize (Zea mays), barley (Hordeum vulgare), wheat (Triticum aestivum), sugar cane (Saccharum sp.), sweet potato (Ipomea batatas, tomato (Lycopersicum escuientum), lettuce (Lactuca sativa), yerba de San José (Ageratum conyzoides), Digitada decubens Stent, garlic (Allium sativum), Vicia villosa, alfalfa (Medicago sativa ), orange (Citrus sinensis) and weeds (Zanol & Menezes, 1982; Paradell, 1995; Paradell et al., 2000; Ott & Carvalho, 2001; Remes Lenicov et al., 2004; Luft Albarracin et al., 2008; Meneguzzi, 2009; Catalano, 2011; Logarzo et al., 2012; Paradell et al., 2014; Alvarez et al., 2021).
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- ÁLVAREZ L., BERNARDIS A.M., DEFEA B.S., DELLAPÉ P.M., ET AL. 2021. Inventory of some families of Hemiptera, Coleoptera (Curculionidae) and Hymenoptera associated with horticultural production of the Alto Valle de Río Negro and Neuquén provinces (Argentina). Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina, 80 (1), 48-69.
