Tibicina haematodes (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 : 495-496

Tibicina haematodes (Scopoli, 1763)

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 on forest and fruit trees in Moldavia, Bulgaria Ukrain and Turkey. It is also mentioned as a potential pest with no economic importance in Turkish olive

orchards ( Arabadzhiev 1963; Boucek 1963; Boucek 1963; Apostolov & Topciev 1970; Abaii 2000).

Distribution in Iran: No locality is recorded.

Conclusion: The identification source of this species in Abaii (2000) is not clear and there isn’t any other published evidence for the existence of this species in Iran.