New Records on the Geographical Distribution of South American Sharpshooters (Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae: Proconiini) and their Potential as Vectors of Xylella fastidiosa

Xylella fastidiosa is endemic to the Americas, it causes economically important diseases in a variety of different crops, and is transmitted by xylem-feeding sharpshooters. This paper provides new geographic records for Proconiini sharpshooters in South America which helps to better understand their...

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Published in:The Florida entomologist 2011-06, Vol.94 (2), p.364-366
Main Authors: Dellapé, Gimena, Logarzo, Guillermo A, Virla, Eduardo G, Paradell, Susana L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
bacteria
Biogeography
Cicadellidae
crops
Disease transmission
Disease vectors
Entomology
Environmental aspects
Host plants
Insect collection
Insect vectors
new geographic records
Plant collections
Plant diseases
Plants
Proteobacteria
Scientific Notes
Xylella
Xylella fastidiosa
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Summary:Xylella fastidiosa is endemic to the Americas, it causes economically important diseases in a variety of different crops, and is transmitted by xylem-feeding sharpshooters. This paper provides new geographic records for Proconiini sharpshooters in South America which helps to better understand their distribution. To develop these new records, we examined material from 3 of the main entomological collections held in Argentina. As a result, 5 species are cited for the first time from Paraguay; 4 for Peru; 3 for Bolivia; 2 for Ecuador; and 1 each for Uruguay and Brazil. Some of the species could be vectors of X. fastidiosa because congeners of the species studied here are known to transmit this bacterium.
ISSN:0015-4040
1938-5102
DOI:10.1653/024.094.0239