Laodelphax striatellus (Fallén, 1826)

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 : 482

Laodelphax striatellus (Fallén, 1826) ( Figs 4 and 15a–b )

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

Recorded damage in the orchards of other parts of the world: It is recorded as a potential vector for Bois noir/ Stolbur phytoplasma. The species tested positive to Aster yellows in vineyards in the Czech Republic ( Batlle et al. 2000; Orsagova et al. 2011).

Recorded distribution in Iran: Nearly all of Iran ( Mozaffarian & Wilson 2011).

Conclusion: The species is widely distributed in Iran. Due to the records of its vector status elsewhere, it needs to be investigated in Iran as well.

Figures

FIGURES 1–11. Habitus of Fulgoromorpha of Iran recorded as pests in orchards: 1. Hyalesthes mlokosiewiczi; 2- H. obsoletus; 3. Reptalus quinquecostatus; 4. Laodelphax striatellus; 5. Dictyophara europaea; 6. Mesophantia pallens, a: dorsal b: lateral; 7. Persepolia columbaria, a: dorsal, b: lateral; 8. Iranodus amygdalinus; 9. Orosanga japonicus; 10. Tettigometra costulata; 11. Ommatissus lybicus.

FIGURES 12–19. Male genitaliae of Fulgoromorpha of Iran recorded as pests in orchards: 12. Hyalesthes mlokosiewiczi, a: stylus, lateral view, b: aedeagus, lateral view; 13. H. obsoletus, a: stylus, lateral view, b: aedeagus, lateral view; 14. Reptalus quinquecostatus, a: stylus, dorsal view, b: anal tube, dorsal view, c: aedeagus, lateral view; 15. Laodelphax striatellus a: stylus, laterl view, b: aedeagus, lateral view; 16. Mesophantia pallens, a: anal tube, dorsal view, b: aedeagus, lateral view, c: stylus, lateral view; 17. Persepolia columbaria, a: anal tube, lateral view, b: stylus, lateral view, c: aedeagus, lateral view; 18. Orosanga japonicas, a: stylus, lateral view, b: aedeagus, lateral view; 19. Ommatissus lybicus, aedeagus, lateral view.