Aphrophora alni (Fallen, 1805)

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, Zootaxa 4420 (4), pp. 475-501 : 484

Aphrophora alni (Fallen, 1805) ( Figs 20 and 21a–b )

Recorded damage and economic importance in the orchards of Iran: Not recorded.

Recorded damage in the orchards of other parts of the world: A potential vector for the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa which infests olive trees in New Zealand (Anonymous 2013).

Recorded distribution in Iran: North and centre ( Mozaffarian & Wilson 2015).

Conclusion: The role of the species in transmitting Xylella fastidiosa needs to be evaluated in Iran.

Figures

FIGURES 20–25. Habitus and male genitaliae of Aphrophoridae of Iran recorded as pests in orchards (already published in: Mozaffarian & Wilson 2015): 20–21. Aphrophora alni, 20. Habitus, 21. Male genitalia, a: aedeagus, dorsal view, b: stylus, laterl view; 22–23. Philaenus spumarius, 22. Habitus, 23. Male genitalia, a: aedeagus, ventral view, b: stylus, lateral view, c: anal tube ventral view; 24–25. Poophilus costalis, 24. Habitus, 25. Male genitalia, a: aedeagus, lateral view, b, c: stylus, lateral view, d. anal tube, lateral view, e. genital plate, ventral view.