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Chloropsalta smaragdula Haupt 1920

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Description

Chloropsalta smaragdula Haupt, 1920 (Figs 62 and 70)

Recorded damage and economic importance in the orchards of Iran: Considering two species (Cicadatra alhageos and Chloropsalta ochreata) as “grape cicadas" in Iran, Chloropsalta smaragdula was introduced as the third species of grape cicada by Aghagoli Marzijarani et al. (2013). There isn’t any record on the injury level caused by this species.

Recorded damage in the orchards of other parts of the world: Not recorded.

Recorded distribution in Iran: Generally distributed.

Conclusion: Due to the extreme similarity of the habitus of the three cicadas in vineyards of Iran (Cicadatra alhageos, Chloropsalta ochreata and Chloropsalta smaragdula), it is quite necessary to determine the damage level caused by the species after the correct identification.

Notes

Published as part of Mozaffarian, Fariba, 2018, An Identification key to the species of Auchenorrhyncha of Iranian fauna recorded as pests in orchards and a review on the pest status of the species, pp. 475-501 in Zootaxa 4420 (4) on page 493, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4420.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/1455385

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Haupt
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Hemiptera
Family
Cicadidae
Genus
Chloropsalta
Species
smaragdula
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Chloropsalta smaragdula Haupt, 1920 sec. Mozaffarian, 2018

References

  • Aghagoli Marzijarani, N., Mozaffarian, F. & Vafaei Shushtari, R. (2013) Using wing geometric morphometric in identification of three species of grape cicads (Hem., Cicadidae) in Iran. Journal of Entomological Research, 5 (1), 1 - 10.