Classification > Superfamily
Membracoidea
> Family
Cicadellidae
> Subfamily
Deltocephalinae
> Tribe
Opsiini
> Genus
Opsius
Opsius stactogalus Fieber 1866
Dorsal view. Photo taken from World Auchenorrhyncha Database (WAD) ©2019.
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Insects with no economic damage registered
- Argentina
- Catamarca
- La Pampa
- La Rioja
- Mendoza
- Neuquén
- Río Negro
Other distribution
- Eutettix (Eutettix) osborni Ball, 1907
- Opsius spinulosus Della Giustina, 1981
- Opsius stactagallus Fieber, 1866
- Iassus stactogala Walker, 1851
- Athysanus stractogala (Fieber, 1866)
Although Opsus stactogalus is very abundant on tamarind, no damage was observed on the sampled plants. Therefore, the potential success of this leafhopper as a biological control agent for tamarind is doubtful (Virla et al. 2004).
- METCALF, Z. P. . 1967 (b). General Catalogue of the Homoptera. Fascicle VI. Cicadelloidea. Part 10. Section II. Euscelidae. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service, 1078-2074.
- VIRLA, E. G., LOGARZO, G. A. & PARADELL, S. L. 2004. Occurrence of the tamarix leafhopper, Opsius stactogalus Fieber (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), in Argentina. Journal of Insect Science, 10, 23.
