Euscelis incisa

Euscelis incisa is a leafhopper species in the family Cicadellidae.[1][2] It is found in Europe,[1][2] North Africa, and Asia.[1] It is formerly known as Euscelis plebejus,[3] among other names.[1]

Euscelis incisa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadellidae
Subfamily: Deltocephalinae
Tribe: Athysanini
Genus: Euscelis
Species:
E. incisa
Binomial name
Euscelis incisa
(Kirschbaum, 1858)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cicada plebeja Fallén, 1806 (Unav.)
  • Cicada plebeius Walker 1851 (Lapsus)
  • Athysanus incisus Kirschbaum 1858
  • Athysanus obscurellus Kirschbaum 1858
  • Jassus (Athysanus) pallidior Kirschbaum 1868
  • Athysanus communis Edwards 1888
  • Athysanus eomunnis Edwards 1888 (Lapsus)
  • Athysanus plebejus v. fusciventris Rey 1894
  • Athysanus plebejus v. paradoxus Rey 1894
  • Athysanus plebeius v. tessellatus Rey 1894
  • Athysanus plebejus tesselatus Hüber 1904 (Lapsus)
  • Athysanus obsscurellus Bergevin 1913 (Lapsus)
  • Euscelis plebejus v. ochreata Haupt 1927
  • Euscelis plebeja albingensis Wagner 1939
  • Euscelis plebeja albigensis Reclaire 1944 (Lapsus)
  • Euscelis superplebejus Müller 1947 (Nom. Nud.)
  • Euscelis subplebejus Müller 1947 (Nom. Nud.)
  • Euscelis galiberti Ribaut 1952
  • Euscelis pallidor Marchand 1953 (Lapsus)
  • Euscelis plebejus v. aestivalis Müller 1954
  • Euscelis plebejus v. subplebejus Müller 1954
  • Euscelis plebejus v. vernalis Müller 1954
  • Euscelis plebejus v. superplebejus Müller 1954

Biology

Euscelis incisa can be used as a vector of the bacterium Spiroplasma citri, a mollicute bacterium that is the causative agent of the Citrus stubborn disease, to experimentally infect white clover (Trifolium repens).[4]

References
  1. A. Sanborn; Dmitry A. Dmitriev. "Euscelis incisa (Kirschbaum, 1858)". Cicadoidea database/3I Interactive Keys and Taxonomic Databases. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  2. "Euscelis incisus (Kirschbaum, 1858)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  3. "Euscelis incisus". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  4. Markham, P. G.; Townsend, R.; Bar-Joseph, M.; Daniels, M. J.; Plaskitt, Audrey; Meddins, Brenda M. (1974). "Spiroplasmas are the causal agents of citrus little-leaf disease". Annals of Applied Biology. 78 (1): 49–57. doi:10.1111/j.1744-7348.1974.tb01484.x. PMID 19280788.


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