Psalmocharias flava Dlabola, 1970

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

Psalmocharias flava Dlabola, 1970 ( Figs 66 and 73 )

Recorded damage and economic importance in the orchards of Iran: Pest on almond, apple and soure cherry ( Rajabi 1991).

Recorded damage in the orchards of other parts of the world: Not recorded.

Distribution in Iran: Widely distributed

Conclusion: There isn’t any published record available on the noticeable damage of the species. However, their significant damage on the fruit trees has been observed during their mass emerges in the west of Iran by the author and reported by the gardeners as well.

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.