Psammotettix striatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Aguin-Pombo, Dora & Freitas, Carlos, 2008, An annotated check list of the Cicadomorpha and Fulgoromorpha (Hemiptera) of the Madeira and Salvages archipelagos, Zootaxa 1762, pp. 1-28 : 15

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.181963
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6231485
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scientific name	Psammotettix striatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Psammotettix striatus (Linnaeus, 1758) View in CoL

Thamnotettix striatus Linnaeus, 1758: 437

Psammotettix alienus View in CoL ; Lindberg, 1961: 66

Deltocephalus striatus View in CoL ; China, 1938: 46 [identification error]

Psammotettix striatus View in CoL ; Lindberg, 1941: 31 [identification error]

Distribution. Holarctic. DESERTA GRANDE : locality unknown ( Lindberg, 1961). MADEIRA: Reported from many localities from coastal areas up to mountain tops on northern and southern slopes ( Lindberg, 1961; China, 1938; Lindberg, 1941). PORTO SANTO: reported from three localities from coastal areas up to high altitudes in northern slopes ( Lindberg, 1961). Habitat and/or food plants. Herbaceous vegetation and in the outside of cultivated terrains ( Lindberg, 1961).

Remarks. China (1938) identified the material of Wollaston’s collection as Deltocephalus striatus (= Psammotettix striatus ) and Lindberg (1941) identified it as Psammotettix striatus . Later, Lindberg (1961) reexamined this material and considered it to be P. a l i e n u s. Presently Psammotettix alienus is considered a synonym of Psammotettix striatus ( Razvyazkina & Pridantseva, 1968) . This species is a vector of viruses and phytoplasms which cause plant diseases ( Della Giustina, 1989).