First records of the North American leafhopper Gyponana mali (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) invading urban gardens and agroecosystems in Europe
Trivellone Valeria, Forte Vally, Filippin Luisa, Dietrich Christopher H.
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 61(1): 213-219, 2021
Published online: 17th May 2021
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Abstract: The Nearctic leafhopper species Gyponana (Gyponana) mali DeLong, 1942 is
reported from Europe for the fi rst time and represents the fi rst record of the
tribe Gyponini Stål, 1870 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Iassinae: Gyponini) for the
Palearctic Region. Specimens were collected in southern Switzerland (Ticino) and
two regions of northern Italy (Lombardy and Veneto) in 2015–2019. The
preferred host plant in these areas appears to be Cornus sanguine L.
Phylogenetic analysis of the COI barcode sequences grouped one of the European
specimens with three individuals of G. (G.) mali from Ontario, Canada.
Morphological study indicated that the male genitalia of the European population
are intermediate between G. (G.) mali and G. (G.) extenda DeLong, 1942.
Key words: Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Cicadomorpha, Cicadellidae, exotic species,
viticulture, ornamental plants, Palearctic Region