First record of the genus Zygina from a Neotropical region on Populus spp.: Taxonomic and biological characteristics
Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Entomología Paseo del Bosque s/n. La Plata - Buenos Aires. Argentina
Abstract
The typhlocybine, Zygina nivea Mulsant & Rey 1855, was found in urban areas of Argentina colonizing trees of poplar (Populus alba L. and P. nigra L.). This is the first mention of the genus Zygina Fieber from the Neotropical region. In this paper redescription of the male, description of the female, distributional and host plant data, and behavioural observations of this species are given.
Keywords: Argentina, Cicadellidae, chlorosis, polymorphism, Populus alba, Populus nigra, Typhlocybinae, Zygina nivea
Correspondence:
a* icatalano@fcnym.unlp.edu.ar,
b eubrenta@fcnym.unlp.edu.ar,
c paradell@fcnym.unlp.edu.ar,
d amarino@fcnym.unlp.edu.ar, *Corresponding author
Received: 17 June 2010 | Accepted: 10 September 2010 | Published: 11 July 2011
Copyright: This is an open access paper. We use the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license that permits unrestricted use, provided that the paper is properly attributed.
ISSN: 1536-2442 | Volume 11, Number 88
Catalano MI, Brentassi ME, Paradell SL, Remes de Lenicov AMM. 2011. First record of the genus Zygina from a Neotropical region on Populus spp.: Taxonomic and biological characteristics. Journal of Insect Science 11:88 available online: insectscience.org/11.88
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