Redescription of the Dikraneurini leafhopper Dikrella mella Ruppel & DeLong, 1952 (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae) with a synoptic checklist of leafhoppers on avocado trees in Mexico

Pinedo-Escatel; J. Adilson

doi:10.3897/zookeys.857.33910

Redescription of the Dikraneurini leafhopper Dikrella mella Ruppel & DeLong, 1952 (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae) with a synoptic checklist of leafhoppers on avocado trees in Mexico

Authors: Pinedo-Escatel, J. Adilson DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.857.33910 Published: Jan. 1, 2019 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Alconeura · Topics: Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens, Plant Virus Research Studies, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control

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Among leafhoppers (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae), only Typhlocybinae are known in Mexico to inhabit avocado, an important horticultural crop. In this paper, a potential avocado pest, Dikrella mella Ruppel & DeLong, 1952, is redescribed and illustrated. Additionally, a detailed checklist and a key for all known species of Typhlocybinae associated with avocado trees in Mexico are provided.

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