Fieberiella florii (Stål, 1864)

Mozaffarian, Fariba, 2018, An Identification key to the species of Auchenorrhyncha of Iranian fauna recorded as pests in orchards and a review on the pest status of the species, Zootaxa 4420 (4), pp. 475-501 : 486

Fieberiella florii (Stål, 1864)

Recorded damage and economic importance in the orchards of Iran: Not recorded.

Recorded damage in the orchards of other parts of the world: A vector for Apple proliferation, Aster yellows, Western X-disease and Eastern X-disease on Apple, stone fruit trees in Europe and North America and a vector for phytoplasmas in vineyards which may play a role in Grapevine Yellow (GY) epidemiology. The species was shown to be infected by Candidatus Phytoplasma mali in nature, producing apple proliferation in Italy and to be able to transmit it to healthy apple seedlings in the laboratory (Weintraub & Beanland 2006; Bosco et al. 2008; U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine 2012).

Recorded distribution in Iran: No specific locality was mentioned in previous reports of this species from Iran.

Conclusion: The distribution and vector capacity of the species in Iran need further study.

Fiebriella macchiae Linnavuori, 1962 ( Figs 28 and 47 )

Recorded damage and economic importance in the orchards of Iran: Not recorded.

Recorded damage in the orchards of other parts of the world: A potential career of almond witches’ broom phytoplasma (AlmWB) in Lebanon ( Dakhil et al. 2011).

Recorded distribution in Iran: North and centre ( Mozaffarian & Wilson 2016).

Conclusion: The vector capacity of this species has not been studied.

Figures

FIGURES 26–45. Habitus of Cicadellidae of Iran recorded as pests in orchards: 26. Cicadella viridis; 27. Platymetopius shirazicus; 28. Fieberiella macchiae; 29. Macrosteles quadripunctulatus; 30. Macrosteles sexnotatus; 31. Hishimonus phycitis; 32. Neoaliturus fenestratus; 33. Neoaliturus haematoceps; 34. Psammotettix striata; 35. Selenocephalus dareicus; 36. Selenocephalus kyrosicus; 37. Stegelytra neveosparsa; 38. Idioscopus clypealis, a: dorsal b,c: face; 39. Sulamicerus stali; 40. Anaceratagallia laevis; 41. Austroagallia sinuata; 42. Arboridia kermanshah; 43. Frutioidia (Frutioidia) bisignata; 44. Edwardsiana rosae.

FIGURES 45–60. Male genitaliae of Cicadellidae of Iran recorded as pests in orchards: 45: Cicadella viridis, aedeagus, lateral view; 46: Platymetopius shirazicus, aedeagus, dorsal view; 47. Fieberiella macchiae, aedeagus, lateral view; 48. Macrosteles sexnotatus, a: aedagus, ventral view and connective, b: stylus, lateral view; 49. Hishimonus phycitis, a: subgenital plate, ventral view b: aedeagus, ventral view, c: stylus, lateral view; 50. Neoaliturus fenestratus, aedeagus, dorsal view; 51. Psammotettix striata, aedeagus, ventral view; 52. Selenocephalus kyrosicus, aedeagus, dorsolateral view; 53. Stegelytra neveosparsa, aedeagus, lateral view; 54. Idioscopus clypealis, a: aedeagus, lateral view b: stylus, lateral view; 55. Sulamicerus stali, a: aedeagus, lateral view b: stylus, lateral view; 56. Anaceratagallia laevis, aedeagus, lateral view; 57. Austroagallia sinuata, aedeagus, lateral veiew; 58. Arboridia kermanshah, a: aedeagus, dorsal view, b: stylus, lateral view; 59. Frutioidia (Frutioidia) bisignata, a: aedeagus, lateral view, b: stylus, lateral view c: connective 60. Edwardsiana rosae, a: aedeagus, lateral view, b: connective, c: stylus, lateral view.