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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Macrosteles quadripunctulatus
(Kirschbaum, 1868)
(
Fig 29
)
Recorded damage and economic importance in the orchards of Iran:
Not recorded.
Recorded damage in the orchards of other parts of the world:
It tested positive for stolbur phytoplasma in vineyards (
Orenstein
et al
. 2003
;
Orsagova
et al
. 2011
).
Recorded distribution in
Iran
:
South of
Alborz
to Persian Gulf (
Mozaffarian & Wilson 2016
).
Conclusion:
The status of this species as a potential phytoplasma vector needs to be studied in Iran.