Tibicen plebejus (Scopoli, 1763)

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 : 495

Tibicen plebejus (Scopoli, 1763) ( Figs 68 and 75 )

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

Recorded damage in the orchards of other parts of the world: A pest (recorded as potential pest as well) on olive in Turkey ( Lodos & Kalkandelen 1981; Bozbuga & Elekcioglu 2008).

Distribution in Iran: North ( Mozaffarian & Sanborn 2016).

Conclusion: There isn’t any record available from Iran and other parts of the world to confirm the economic importance of the damage caused by this species.

Figures

FIGURES 61–68. Habitus of Cicadidae of Iran recorded as pests in orchards: 61. Chloropsalta ochreata; 62. Chloropsalta smaragdula; 63. Cicadatra alhageos; 64. Cicadatra persica; 65. Pagiphora annulata; 66. Psalmocharias flava; 67. Psalmocharias querula; 68. Tibicen plebejus (already published in: Mozaffarian & Sanborn 2016).

FIGURES 69–75. Male genitaliae of Cicadidae of Iran recorded as pests in orchards: 69. Chloropsalta ochreata, apical part of aedeagus, ventral view; 70. Chloropsalta smaragdula, aedeagus, lateral view; 71. Cicadatra alhageos, laeral view; 72. Cicadatra persica, apical part of aedeagus, lateral view; 73. Psalmocharias flava, apical part of aedeagus, lateral view; 74. Psalmocharias querula, apical part of aedeagus, lateral view; 75. Tibicen plebejus, Aedeagus, lateral view.