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
Author
Mozaffarian, Fariba
text
Zootaxa
2018
4420
4
475
501
journal article
29159
10.11646/zootaxa.4420.4.2
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1175-5326
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Reptalus quinquecostatus
(Dufour, 1833)
(
Figs 3
and
14a–c
)
Recorded damage and economic importance in the orchards of Iran:
The species was not recorded as pest on the Iranian fruit trees. However, it has been recorded as pest with mild economic importance on leaves of
Salix
spp. (
Abaii 2000
).
Recorded damage in the orchards of other parts of the world:
The species was reported to have a potential role as a vector for phytoplasma: positive to phytoplasma of Bois noir in grapevine and a potential vector in Serbian vineyards, with the ability of transmitting the stobur phytoplasma in artificial condition and an important vector of stolbur phytoplasma in potatoes in
Romania
and
Southern
Russia
(
Bertin
et al
. 2010b
,
Cvrkovic
et al
. 2011
,
Pinzauti
et al
. 2008
).
Recorded distribution in Iran:
North (
Mozaffarian & Wilson 2011
).
Conclusion:
Due to the records in other parts of the world, status as a potential phytoplasma vector in Iran needs to be studied.