Euscelis incisa

Euscelis incisa
Scientific classification Edit this 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)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cicada plebeja Fallén, 1806 (Unav.)
  • Cicada plebeius Walker 1851 (Lapsus)
  • Athysanus incisus Kirschbaum 1858
  • Athysanus obscurellus Kirschbaum 1858
  • Jassus (Athysanus) pallidior Kirschbaum 1868
  • Athysanus communis Edwards 1888
  • Athysanus eomunnis Edwards 1888 (Lapsus)
  • Athysanus plebejus v. fusciventris Rey 1894
  • Athysanus plebejus v. paradoxus Rey 1894
  • Athysanus plebeius v. tessellatus Rey 1894
  • Athysanus plebejus tesselatus Hüber 1904 (Lapsus)
  • Athysanus obsscurellus Bergevin 1913 (Lapsus)
  • Euscelis plebejus v. ochreata Haupt 1927
  • Euscelis plebeja albingensis Wagner 1939
  • Euscelis plebeja albigensis Reclaire 1944 (Lapsus)
  • Euscelis superplebejus Müller 1947 (Nom. Nud.)
  • Euscelis subplebejus Müller 1947 (Nom. Nud.)
  • Euscelis galiberti Ribaut 1952
  • Euscelis pallidor Marchand 1953 (Lapsus)
  • Euscelis plebejus v. aestivalis Müller 1954
  • Euscelis plebejus v. subplebejus Müller 1954
  • Euscelis plebejus v. vernalis Müller 1954
  • Euscelis plebejus v. superplebejus Müller 1954

Euscelis incisa is a leafhopper species in the family Cicadellidae.[1][2] It is found in Europe,[1][2] North Africa, and Asia.[1] It is formerly known as Euscelis plebejus,[3] among other names.[1]

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).[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e A. Sanborn; Dmitry A. Dmitriev. "Euscelis incisa (Kirschbaum, 1858)". Cicadoidea database/3I Interactive Keys and Taxonomic Databases. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Euscelis incisus (Kirschbaum, 1858)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Euscelis incisus". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  4. ^ 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.


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