Cicadatra alhageos (Kolenati, 1857)

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 : 493

Cicadatra alhageos (Kolenati, 1857) ( Figs 63 and 71 )

Recorded damage and economic importance in the orchards of Iran: A serious pest on roots and branches due to the nymphal feeding and female oviposition on grapevine, apple, pear, plum, almond, apricot, cherry, peach, pomegranate etc ( Babaii 1967; Farazmand et al. 2012; Koliayee et al. 2012; Rajabi 1991; Shekarian & Rezwani 2001).

Recorded damage in the orchards of other parts of the world: A destructive pest in Turkey, Uzbekistan and Turkmenia on grapevine and other fruit trees.

Recorded distribution in Iran: Widely distributed.

Conclusion: The species has been collected in large numbers from different parts of Iran, including agricultural ecosystems frequently by the author and other colleagues in Hayk Mirzayans Insect Museum. The species is known as one of the most important agricultural pests in Iran.

Figures

FIGURES 61–68. Habitus of Cicadidae of Iran recorded as pests in orchards: 61. Chloropsalta ochreata; 62. Chloropsalta smaragdula; 63. Cicadatra alhageos; 64. Cicadatra persica; 65. Pagiphora annulata; 66. Psalmocharias flava; 67. Psalmocharias querula; 68. Tibicen plebejus (already published in: Mozaffarian & Sanborn 2016).

FIGURES 69–75. Male genitaliae of Cicadidae of Iran recorded as pests in orchards: 69. Chloropsalta ochreata, apical part of aedeagus, ventral view; 70. Chloropsalta smaragdula, aedeagus, lateral view; 71. Cicadatra alhageos, laeral view; 72. Cicadatra persica, apical part of aedeagus, lateral view; 73. Psalmocharias flava, apical part of aedeagus, lateral view; 74. Psalmocharias querula, apical part of aedeagus, lateral view; 75. Tibicen plebejus, Aedeagus, lateral view.