Euscelis incisa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
Family: | Cicadellidae |
Subfamily: | Deltocephalinae |
Tribe: | Athysanini |
Genus: | Euscelis |
Species: | E. incisa |
Binomial name | |
Euscelis incisa (Kirschbaum, 1858) | |
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Euscelis incisa is a leafhopper species in the family Cicadellidae. It is found in Europe, North Africa, and Asia. It is formerly known as Euscelis plebejus, among other names.
Biology
Euscelis incisa can be used as a vector of the bacterium Spiroplasma citri, a mollicute bacterium that is the causative agent of the Citrus stubborn disease, to experimentally infect white clover (Trifolium repens).
References
- ^ A. Sanborn; Dmitry A. Dmitriev. "Euscelis incisa (Kirschbaum, 1858)". Cicadoidea database/3I Interactive Keys and Taxonomic Databases. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Euscelis incisus (Kirschbaum, 1858)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- "Euscelis incisus". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- Markham, P. G.; Townsend, R.; Bar-Joseph, M.; Daniels, M. J.; Plaskitt, Audrey; Meddins, Brenda M. (1974). "Spiroplasmas are the causal agents of citrus little-leaf disease". Annals of Applied Biology. 78 (1): 49–57. doi:10.1111/j.1744-7348.1974.tb01484.x. PMID 19280788.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Euscelis incisus |
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