Micrutalis malleifera
| Micrutalis malleifera | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Membracidae |
| Genus: | Micrutalis |
| Species: | M. malleifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Micrutalis malleifera Fowler, 1895
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Micrutalis malleifera, also known as the pseudo-curly top treehopper,[1] is a species of the genus treehoppers in the family Memracidae, found in the southern United States and Central America.[2]
It is capably of transmitting a Topocuvirus called Tomato pseudo-curly top virus.[1] It is the only know member of the family Memracidae, to transmit a plant disease agent.[1]
It has an average life cycle of 38 day and Females lay 22 to 130 eggs in their lives.[3] The first record of M. mallefiera in the United States was in Florida in 1947.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Tsai, James H. (2008). "Pseudo-Curly Top Treehopper, Micrutalis malleifera (Fowler) (Hemiptera: Membracidae)". In Capinera, J.L. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer, Dordrecht. pp. 3065–3066. doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-6359-6_3197. ISBN 978-1-4020-6359-6.
- ^ a b Wheeler, A. G. (2024-10-09). "Physalis walteri Nutt. (Solanaceae): Host Plant of the Treehopper Micrutalis malleifera Fowler (Hemiptera: Membracidae) on Sapelo Island, Georgia". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 126 (2). doi:10.4289/0013-8797.126.2.217. ISSN 0013-8797.
- ^ Simons, John N. (1962-06-01). "Life-History and Behavioral Studies on Micrutalis malleifera, a Vector of Pseudo-Curly Top Virus1". Journal of Economic Entomology. 55 (3): 363–365. doi:10.1093/jee/55.3.363. ISSN 1938-291X.