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1 October 2012 Proconiini Sharpshooters of Argentina, with Notes on Its Distribution, Host Plants, and Natural Enemies
Susana L. Paradell, Eduardo G. Virla, Guillermo A. Logarzo, Gimena Dellapé
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Abstract

The American tribe Proconiini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae) is one of the largest groups of xylem-feeding insects and includes the majority of the known vectors of xylem-born phytopathogenic organisms. The significance of the pathogens that this group transmits gives them an important role as pests, mostly for citrus fruit, grapes, and almonds. Knowledge of these Hemiptera in Argentina is insufficient and fragmentary. Thus one of the aims of this paper is to summarize the available information of the Proconiini sharpshooters in Argentina. In addition, 14 species are mentioned for the first time in the country, and new distributional data are given for 18 species. Thirty-four new associations between sharpshooters and host plants are recorded. New records of egg parasitoids are given for Dechacona missionum, Molomea consolida, M. lineiceps, and Tapajosa similis.

Susana L. Paradell, Eduardo G. Virla, Guillermo A. Logarzo, and Gimena Dellapé "Proconiini Sharpshooters of Argentina, with Notes on Its Distribution, Host Plants, and Natural Enemies," Journal of Insect Science 12(116), 1-17, (1 October 2012). https://doi.org/10.1673/031.012.11601
Received: 19 August 2011; Accepted: 1 February 2012; Published: 1 October 2012
KEYWORDS
Auchenorrhyncha
biogeographic provinces
bionomics
Cicadellidae
Cicadellinae
parasitoids
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