First record of the leafhopper <em>Hishimonus hamatus</em> Kuoh, 1976 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) in Germany

Authors

  • Patrick Winterhagen Dienstleistungszentrum Ländlicher Raum (DLR) Rheinpfalz, Institute of Plant Protection, Neustadt a. d. Weinstraße, Germany

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5073/JfK.2020.12.04

Keywords:

Hishimonus, leafhopper monitoring, barcoding, cytochrome oxidase I (COI), first record in Germany

Abstract

When monitoring leafhoppers for phytoplasma vector management in the grapevine growing regions of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, some individuals of Hishimonus hamatus were collected at Neustadt a. d. Weinstraße. Specimen were caught by net as well as with Yellow Sticky Traps placed in shrubs. The species was determined visually and verified by molecular analysis. This is the first record of H. hamatus in Germany and also north of the Alp mountains denoting that this species is further expanding its territory in Europe.

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Published

2020-12-01

Issue

Vol. 72 No. 12 (2020)

Section

Short Communication

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