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Scaphoideus

Scaphoideus is a genus of leafhoppers in the subfamily Deltocephalinae.

Scaphoideus
Scaphoideus titanus, the vector of the grapevine phytoplasma disease flavescence dorée
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadellidae
Subfamily: Deltocephalinae
Tribe: Scaphoideini
Genus: Scaphoideus
Uhler, 1889
Species

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Scaphoideus nymph

Economic importance

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Species in the genus are plant pathogens vectors. For instance, the elm yellows is transmitted from infected to healthy trees by the whitebanded elm leafhopper (Scaphoideus luteolus), whereas Scaphoideus titanus is the vector of the grapevine phytoplasma disease flavescence dorée.

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References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Scaphoideus.
  •   Data related to Scaphoideus at Wikispecies
  • Scaphoideus at bugguide.net
  • "Scaphoideus". The Encyclopedia of Life.
  • "Scaphoideus". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).


 

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